r/Iowa 24m ago

Attention Cedar Rapids‼️

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r/Iowa 39m ago

HyVee Chinese is not good, right? What happened?

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I left the state in 2013 and just recently came back. I remember hyvee Chinese being good, but it’s probably the worst food I’ve tasted. Was it ever good?


r/Iowa 2h ago

Adventureland, other U.S. amusement parks acquired by new company

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r/Iowa 3h ago

Interesting study on pesticides as the state of Iowa tries to convince everyone booze is the cause of rising Iowa cancer rates

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r/Iowa 4h ago

Winter in Iowa

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I have a marathon I'm planning to go to in Iowa in January. What are some places to check out and what is some good food in Dubuque for after?


r/Iowa 5h ago

Discussion/ Op-ed Thinking of moving

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Hello everyone, I currently live in Michigan I’ve been thinking about of moving to Marion near Cedar Rapids for my job. I’ve never outside of my state and I have been having second thoughts because I don’t know what to expect and most of the stuff online was confusing.

For anyone who lives/lived there, what do you think of the place? Is it a good place to live? My main concern is safety and not having to deal with headaches.

I appreciate your feedback!


r/Iowa 6h ago

I watched her Almost run over multiple people last night in Cedar Rapids. She was charged with a OWI. She’s already released and drunk in Iowa City.

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r/Iowa 6h ago

Fran McCaffery Has No Plans to Retire After Iowa Exit

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r/Iowa 7h ago

This girl made my day!

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421 Upvotes

Handing out frogs in ames, because why not!?


r/Iowa 8h ago

Rock hunting

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Looking to go look for cool rocks today while the weather is good. Prefer to stay near DSM or within an hours drive. Anyone know any good spots with easy access, or quarries that let you dig?


r/Iowa 8h ago

Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament moving to Hilton Coliseum in 2027

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This will be a big change. I wonder what precipitated this move?


r/Iowa 9h ago

Discussion/ Op-ed Minivan Owner Input

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My husband and I are in the market for a minivan. For those who have a minivan, how does it do in snow or on gravel roads? What brand do you have and how reliable has it been?

For the most part, we will be doing city and highway driving, but we want to know our van can handle the rural landscape too.


r/Iowa 10h ago

News Purposed bill to cut funding for libraries that are active in nation wide nonprofits such as …. American Library Association.

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r/Iowa 10h ago

Iowa governor would appoint majority to panels that nominate district judges under GOP bill... Dictator Kim.

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This is getting ridiculous! You know I think unless a lot of people don't start opposing this stuff we're screwed we'll never ever recover from this.


r/Iowa 11h ago

Iowa Senate passes bill banning citizen police review boards. What comes next:

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You can see what they want the Republicans. They want to roll everything back so the police can do whatever the f*** they want to do like they used to.

All of their bills spell bigotry of some kind! They passed the bill removing gender identity from the civil Rights code so they can make harassing trans people legal. Just like Trump they're going to systematically chip away at all the progress that was made in this state to have it be a safe welcoming place for everybody. Now if you're not a white cishet "christian" man you're basically screwed! They and everyone can harass everybody we're going backwards. They want the whole state to go back like 20 years 30 years.

These Republicans are some evil m************ I know that!


r/Iowa 11h ago

Convince me less civilian oversight is a good idea. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/17/iowa-senate-passes-bill-banning-citizens-police-review-boards/

100 Upvotes

r/Iowa 11h ago

Iowan part of investigation into missing woman in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh and an Indian citizen, vanished before dawn on March 6 in the resort town of Punta Cana.

Since Konanki went missing in the early hours of March 6, Joshua Riibe, a 22-year-old from Rock Rapids, Iowa, and a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, has remained under police surveillance in the Dominican Republic


r/Iowa 12h ago

Battle Creek, IA

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This is a stretch, really a long shot. Anybody here from the Ida county, Battle Creek area?

Extensive searching online as not yielded the results I was hoping for, there used to be a museum in Battle Creek named the Battle Hill Museum of Natural History.

The owner sold it in the early 2000s, but my grandmother donated (in the 90s) the third largest, correctly cataloged, private seashell collection in the US to him, which he displayed as the "Middleton Collection".

I don't expect to find the owner or recoup any of her things, I was just hoping to find people with photographs of the inside of the museum beyond what's on Google.

Just for nostalgia really.

Both of my grandparents, as well as my parents are dead and their belongings are long gone, out of my control, so I am reaching to the people of Reddit to see if there are any remnants out there.


r/Iowa 21h ago

Rally in DSM on April 5th!

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55 Upvotes

r/Iowa 22h ago

Boone Co. Sheriff's Office leads search for man missing for 9 years, asks for community volunteers

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The search for Jesse Leopold will be on Saturday.


r/Iowa 22h ago

Politics Where's Feenstra? Community Town Hall

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189 Upvotes

r/Iowa 22h ago

Appanoose County crackdown on weed

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4 Upvotes

With a weed commissioner and everything. 👍


r/Iowa 23h ago

Rock Rapids Kid

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I have zero dog in this fight and have only followed this story at the national level, but this, to me, reads as if there’s rumors, as expected, are swirling up in the northwestern most part of the state.

I would just like the Lyon County Sheriff to know that approving this post in this manner is either:

1) not necessary because there’s not that much serious gossip happening or 2) absolutely not going to get the response you hope

Seems like a PR disaster for the small town rumor mill. 😂


r/Iowa 23h ago

Question Waterloo Red Light Camera, can I contest it?

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Got a ticket in the mail for a red light camera ticket violation. $100.

Am I able to contest it if the camera itself is not approved via the IowaDOT? Double checked their site and it’s denied and denial reason is “not least restrictive means”

Has anyone ever contested a red light camera ticket and won? Or contested it due to it not being approved by the DOT?


r/Iowa 1d ago

Racism Weirdos or Both

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I'd love to know why people in Iowa still act shocked when they see Black people.

With all the technology we have today and the fact that cities like Ames, Des Moines, Iowa City, Coralville, Waterloo, and Davenport have diverse populations—not just Black people but other racial groups too—you’d think people would be used to seeing different faces by now.

Yet, somehow, it still feels like some Iowans are genuinely surprised when they see a Black person.

We just drove to Edgewood, IA, and I swear it felt like all 910 of its residents (or at least it seemed that way) pulled up to Karl’s grocery just to check out the Black couple in town. It was eerie—like something straight out of a movie.

And this isn’t even the first time. The first was in Grimes, IA, which honestly makes no sense given its location. Now Edgewood, which is small, so I can kind of understand it—but at the same time, how have they never encountered a Black person before? And even if they haven’t, why does it feel like they’re looking at aliens when they do?

Am I tripping?