DES MOINES, IA (06/19/2026) (readMedia)– The historic Swine Barn on the Iowa State Fairgrounds is undergoing a three-year, $19.6 million renovation, marking the largest facilities project in Iowa State Fair history. Originally built in 1907 and expanded in 1936, the barn has served generations of exhibitors and Fairgoers with more
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Posted June 16, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “A father had to work only half
Read More →36 films from around the world, Iowa-made stories, filmmaker conversations, and over 18 hours of free screening (Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® has released the film line-up for the annual Interrobang Film Festival. This year’s Festival will showcase 36 independent films representing nine countries, offering audiences
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Posted June 15, 2026in Stray Thoughts
It has been a while since you heard a United States leader say, “The fault is mine alone.” If you visit Abilene, Kansas, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Museum offers countless artifacts of leadership — far from the battlefields of Europe and the White House where the five-star general left
Read More →JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 12, 2026) – What’s more American than saving lives and apple pies? That’s the theme of a special blood drive hosted by LifeServe Blood Center and Life 107.1 on July 3, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Valley Community Center in West Des Moines.
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Posted June 11, 2026in Morain
At least four important public policy questions keep rolling around in my head. Two deal with foreign policy, the other two with federal taxes. I’d like to see them ascend the priority scale of the people who can act on them. They’re not all that complicated, and I’m pretty sure
Read More →All local DART bus routes are free to ride from June 14-30 WHAT: DART will begin running all new bus routes starting Sunday. The new bus network will have 11 routes with these features: • Four corridors will have 15-minute bus service, and most routes will run every half hour
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Posted June 09, 2026in Stray Thoughts
Here we go again. If the University of Iowa and Iowa attorney general’s office get their way, a legacy gift from a grateful and accomplished graduate will no longer help students like him. The graduate, Ezra L. Totton, was an esteemed chemist during the latter half of the 20th century.
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Posted June 09, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “We are cups, constantly and quietly being
Read More →Two Championship Teams Deliver Historic Victory for Iowa Soccer (Des Moines, IA) The Iowa Demon Hawks organization returned from The Soccer Tournament (TST) with more than national recognition—they returned with $2 million in championship prize money after winning two out of three divisions at one of the most competitive soccer
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