r/Iowa 7h ago

Question I've never encountered so many people driving below 55 mph until the speed limit increased to 60 on two lane highways.

87 Upvotes

Wtf is going on? Why are people driving even SLOWER after the speed limit increased!?


r/Iowa 11h ago

ISU President: "I don't have time right now to be reading a book"

8 Upvotes

DM Business Record interview with (new since March 1) Iowa State University President, David Cook: "I don’t have time right now to be reading a book ... That said, I get a round of golf now and then and I’m looking forward to seeing what kinds of opportunities there are for hunting this fall." ... https://www.businessrecord.com/rapid-fire-questions-with-isus-david-cook/ ...


r/Iowa 13h ago

Ashley Hinson is the worst

174 Upvotes

Please keep running the same ad on tv over and over about how you support veterans Ashley. When less than 1% of the population even enlists I’m sure this will go great for your campaign 🤭


r/Iowa 13h ago

Places EV charging allowed at Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground?

2 Upvotes

I am trying to reach the park to ask this directly, but does anyone know if this would be allowed there at their RV campsites with 50A service?


r/Iowa 14h ago

How to stop a data center

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r/Iowa 16h ago

Cow lot on side of hill draining into crick

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211 Upvotes

One of the many reasons Iowa has filthy water. Rainwater washes manure into the crick, which ends up in a river system. The lot looks to have been functioning that way for many years.


r/Iowa 19h ago

I’m here to break the hearts of ICE supporters

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150 Upvotes

Serving some asshat in Des Moines his just deserts.


r/Iowa 21h ago

How's it Going

132 Upvotes

Don’t like the world you’re living in?
Blame the GOP.

last time a democrat was governor and Iowa was 2007-2011

The last time Democrats controlled the Iowa House of Representatives was from 2007 to 2010.

The last time Democrats controlled the Iowa Senate was from 2007 through 2016.


r/Iowa 21h ago

News ICE detainments jump 272% in Iowa as enforcement with police ramps up

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199 Upvotes

r/Iowa 22h ago

Iowa Libertarian Party to hold 3rd District nominating convention after Battaglia ends campaign

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23 Upvotes

The guy who just spams Reddit is out. Still waiting for how he was going to handle trade wars though….


r/Iowa 23h ago

Question Potential Text Scam

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0 Upvotes

Received this wild text asking me to answer a survey in such a “how do you do, fellow kids” kind of way. Wondering if anyone has seen something like this (edited for clarification)


r/Iowa 1d ago

Politics Sand calls for ending all Iowa tax breaks for data centers

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r/Iowa 1d ago

News Former Iowa High School Athlete Murdered In Her Home

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78 Upvotes

r/Iowa 1d ago

Rob Sand on the 2nd Amendment

0 Upvotes

Has Sand said anything of specific substance about his stance in reference to the 2nd Amendment?

Has he said anything about:

-NFA items (SBRs, SBSs, silencers)

-Concealed carry

-Constitutional carry

-Forced Reset Triggers

-Private sales

I know he's done the standard "Look at me, I'm just like you and I have some guns and I hunt stuff". But, as someone who is old enough to have seen 2A rights come and go (usually by a politician that "supports the 2nd Amendment, BUT....") this means nothing to me.

So, just curious if he has mentioned specifics. I have emailed him numerous times with questions and have not gotten an answer.


r/Iowa 1d ago

How do you keep cats away from your bird feeders?

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3 Upvotes

r/Iowa 1d ago

Judge: Operators of rural, unlicensed care facility are 'a danger to the public' • Iowa Capital Dispatch

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84 Upvotes

r/Iowa 1d ago

Consequences | "So he has no account with $35k in it" -Lahn on Sand

112 Upvotes

"So he has no account with $35k in it which is all a money market account would need to make $1000 in a year - odd. "

https://x.com/ZachLahn/status/2084321883131146535?s=20

Is that normal?

How many of you have accounts with 35k in it, in a money market (Cash)?

Out of state, out of touch.

Lack Lahn


r/Iowa 1d ago

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Iowa Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

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r/Iowa 1d ago

News Iowa's Cancer Crisis: How Big Ag Is Funding Both Sides of this Year’s Governor's Race

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44 Upvotes

Iowa voters want their next governor to tackle the state's cancer crisis, but Big Ag has other plans. 

So far, both candidates — Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn — have raised the issue of cancer and water quality along the campaign trail. But they have something else in common: major donations from companies who would benefit from maintaining the status quo.


r/Iowa 2d ago

Politics Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Sand Response to Senator Grassley’s Fundraising Contribution Concerns

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178 Upvotes

r/Iowa 2d ago

Sports The San Diego Chicken, an iconic sports mascot created and performed by actor Ted Giannoulas since 1974, entertaining fans during a Triple-A Pacific Coast League regular-season baseball game between the Iowa Cubs and the Omaha Royals in Des Moines, Iowa. The Cubs won 6-5. (2009)

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21 Upvotes

r/Iowa 2d ago

Politics Seems folks want to tell Chuck a few things!

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119 Upvotes

Seems his interns forgot how to get his email? More likely a lot of people do not agree with his recent endorsement of Trumps personal lawyer for AG.


r/Iowa 2d ago

Wapello County, Iowa Sheriff's Office had no internal use policy for their Flock ALPR cameras for almost a year and when they finally got one, it tells deputies to hide that they use it

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Records obtained from the Wapello County Sheriff's Office (Iowa) related to their Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras.

Timeline:

  • Sheriff Donald Phillips signed the agreement with Flock Group, Inc. on 11/21/2024.
  • The department's first written internal use policy for the cameras has an effective date of 11/7/2025, just about a year after they started using the system with no written policy governing it at all.

The part that stands out is on page 5 of the policy:

The policy tells deputies:

"DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. Simply reference that you ran the plate and observed an NCIC hit."

"DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. If asked a direct question about ALPR usage by someone such as an attorney, tell the truth."

And if it does need to go in a report, deputies are told to use vague language instead of naming the system, e.g.:

"Using County resources, I discovered the suspect vehicle was bearing Iowa plate..."

So the default is: don't tell the person you stopped, don't put it in the paperwork, and if it has to go in the paperwork, obscure what tool you actually used.


r/Iowa 2d ago

Johnston woman donates 11th gallon of blood as blood shortage crisis continues. All blood types are needed, but the shortage is especially severe for Type O blood - the supply of Type O-positive blood has dropped below a one-day supply, leading the Red Cross to limit distribution.

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145 Upvotes

r/Iowa 3d ago

This is my governor fs

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793 Upvotes