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Florida's fight to keep children off social media gets backing from 27 states
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Pointing to a "significant interest in protecting children and youth from social media's harms," 27 states last week backed Florida in an appeals court battle about a law aimed at keeping kids off certain social media platforms. Attorneys general...
Sports Roundup: Monday 8/25/25
Pure Oldies 103.5 - South Dakota
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August 25, 2025
By Drew Ivery August 25, 2025 9:29 am Mitchell Golf The Kernel boys golf team is set to compete tomorrow morning. They will have a Varsity Invitational vs Pierre on the road at Pierre Hillsview Golf Course at 10am. DWU Soccer The Tiger soccer...
Still unbeaten: Lady Warriors win Bastrop Tourney in impressive fashion
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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August 25, 2025
Still unbeaten: Lady Warriors win Bastrop Tourney in impressive fashion Published 2:09 pm Monday, August 25, 2025 The Victoria West Lady Warriors (17-0) have won two straight volleyball tournaments to start the season. Victoria West’s latest...
Matt Campbell's 'trust' in Rocco Becht contributes to Iowa State's game-winning decision
247Sports - Tennessee
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With 2:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht stood behind a stacked offensive line looking to gain three yards and effectively end Saturday's season-opening game vs. Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football...
Fitz's Grades: Iowa State's attention to detail decides Farmageddon 2025
247Sports - Tennessee
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DUBLIN — This wasn't how Kansas State expected to open its 2025 season, but when it comes to the Wildcats' annual Farmageddon showdown — whether in Manhattan, Ames, or Dublin, Ireland — entertainment is guaranteed. Unfortunately, as of late, it's...
Northwest Iowa National Invitational prepares for seventh golf tournament
Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Iowa
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LE MARS — The Northwest Iowa National Invitational Tournament is just around the corner as Le Mars and Willow Creek Golf Course prepare to host NAIA college golf teams from across the country from Sept. 13-16. Gearing up for its seventh year,...
Surprises, answers on Iowa football's Week 1 depth chart
Iowa City Press Citizen
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The release of Iowa’s Week 1 depth chart in 2025 arrived with some extra anticipation, because for the first time head coach Kirk Ferentz decided not to release one in the summer. “All it does is get parents mad,” Ferentz said in late April....
Des Moines schools superintendent during tumultuous period dies at 87
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Gary L. Wegenke has died at age 87. Wegenke led the district from 1988 to 1998, navigating controversies over school boundaries, year-round schooling, open enrollment and teaching about LGBTQ issues....
MLB returning to Iowa cornfield for ‘Field of Dreams’ game in 2026
MLive - Michigan
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August 25, 2025
If you build it, they will come (back). According to The Athletic, MLB is set to host a “Field of Dreams” game in 2026. The game, which will be the third set at a field in the middle of a Dyersville, Iowa cornfield, will feature the Minnesota...
Sugar Land offense erupts as Space Cowboys split series against Iowa
Fort Bend Star - Texas
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Des Moines, Iowa – Eight runs on 10 hits powered the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (21-27, 60-63) to an 8-4 series-finale win over the Iowa Cubs (22-29, 61-64) Sunday afternoon at Principal Park. The Space Cowboys split their series against Iowa with...
Naturalization ceremony held during Iowa World Food & Music Festival
Radio Iowa
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August 25, 2025
Fifty people from around the world became U.S. citizens at the World Food & Music Festival’s Naturalization Ceremony in Des Moines Friday. Immigration Attorney Anne Johnson says it takes a long time for citizenship applications to be processed....
These ex-Iowa football players shined in Week 3 of the NFL preseason
Hawk Central - Iowa
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Week 3 of the NFL preseason is in the books, and several former Iowa Hawkeyes delivered significant performances. Most regular starters remained on the sideline this past week, giving backups all over the NFL a chance to make a statement. With...
Here’s what political candidates had to say at the Iowa State Fair this year
The Daily Nonpareil - Iowa
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The 2026 general election is more than a year away, but candidates nonetheless participated in the time-honored tradition of greeting Iowans at the State Fair. Iowans will elect a new governor in 2026, as Republican incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds,...
Bet365 bonus code “SYRACUSE” extended: Get $200 sports betting bonus this August
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 25, 2025
As of Monday, August 25, 2025, Bet365 bonus code “SYRACUSE” has been extended for this month’s remaining upcoming college football matchups, WNBA games, and today’s full MLB slate. The Bet365 bonus code SYRACUSE unlocks $200 in bonus bets...
Entertainment event this week in North Des Moines: Aug. 24-30
North DSM News - Iowa
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August 24, 2025
Ken Halbur, Pastor at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church | St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church website Ken Halbur, Pastor at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church | St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church website Catch the best...
Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School
NE Iowa Publishing
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OMAHA, Nebraska – As students across the state prepare to return to school, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is encouraging families to have open conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug...
Family of Kansas State QB apologizes for fight following Wildcats’ loss to Iowa State in Ireland
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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August 25, 2025
PLAYED REALLY CONFIDENT FOOTBALL. THE IRISH FANS IN ATTENDANCE GOT A GOOD TASTE OF SOME AMERICAN FOOTBALL. THEIR TURNOVERS, SLOPPY PLAY, SOME HARD HITS. STILL PROBABLY A FOREIGN CONCEPT THOUGH TO THE FANS IN ATTENDANCE. BUT YOU GOT TO WATCH THIS....
College football TV schedule for Week 1 of 2025 season
AL.com - Alabama
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August 25, 2025
Below is the college football TV and live stream schedule for Week 1 of the 2025 season. All times Central: Thursday, Aug. 28 Boise State at South Florida, 4:30 p.m., ESPN (ESPN) Ohio at Rutgers, 5 p.m., Big Ten Network (Fox Sports) East Carolina...
"Secret Iowa" Offers Lots of Fun Spots to Visit, Including in the QC Area
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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August 25, 2025
Iowa gets unfairly maligned as “flyover country.” But the Hawkeye State also has been immortalized as “heaven” in the 1989 classic film Field of Dreams, which was shot in Dyersville. Megan Bannister is firmly in the latter camp, as the bubbly...
Free concerts in central Iowa highlight music of the ’70s and ’80s
Radio Iowa
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August 25, 2025
The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra is offering back-to-back free concerts over the upcoming Labor Day weekend highlighting the music of two popular, consecutive decades from the last century. Symphony spokeswoman Angela Schwartz says there will be...