ANKENY — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday Congress needs to find a balance between regulating artificial intelligence chatbots and incentivizing the growth of the country’s AI industry as he joined U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson at a roundtable in Ankeny. Hinson aims to join Cruz in the Senate ...
LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on July 24, 2026. Corn: $4.19 - 4.34 Soybeans: $12.03 - 12.20 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 76 Yesterday's Low 62 Last High 82 Last Low 71 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.13 inches Year-to-date 27.92 inches Last year-to-date 27.75 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 30.03 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 5:59 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 8:37 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 10.86 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)
July 27 Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 207 E. Church St., 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tree Walk with Trees Forever, Riverview Park, 402 Woodland St., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Young @ Heart Coffee and Conversation, Gutekunst Library, State Center, 10 a.m. to Noon Coffee & Conversation, Le Grand Public Library, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cribbage, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Film Series for Adults, Marshalltown Public Library, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 10 W. State St., 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Glow in the Dark Vacation Bible School, Hop United ...
July 28 Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Storytime, Gutekunst Library, State Center, 10 a.m. to Noon Summer Skills-Fishing, Green Castle Recreation Area, 2891 Green Castle Road, Gilman, 10 a.m. to Noon, Ages 10-15 Deadline closed July 14 Penny Bingo, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Senior Citizens Center - Culver’s Tip Night Fundraiser, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Glow in the Dark VBS, Hope United Methodist Church, 2203 S. Third Ave., 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Iowa’s community colleges told lawmakers this year that portions of Iowa are lacking access to a higher education and one solution to eliminate “education deserts” is to offer bachelor’s degrees at their institutions. Private colleges pushed back against this premise, disagreeing about ...
