USDA approves 2 Iowa rural development projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $1 million loans to two organizations in Iowa to support rural communities. Full story
Iowa House OKs more money for economic development
House lawmakers have approved more money for the state to spend on tax credits to entice new businesses to Iowa and help others expand. Full story
GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational. Full story
Girls Abducted Near Des Moines IA-Update Family Statement
Update-Statement from the Shepard family 5-22-13: "We would like to thank everybody who took the time from their busy lives to help search for Kathlynn. To see so much love in our community and the surrounding areas is amazing. Thank you for all of your prayers and we hope to have Kathlynn home soon Full story
Wind energy tax measure headed to final Neb. vote
A plan aimed at attracting wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Full story
Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
(Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday. Full story
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New round of storms could threaten millions of people
Authorities are telling people from Iowa to Oklahoma to prepare for powerful storms. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.
How immigration raid changed a small town
The small Iowa town Postville looks back at largest immigration raid in U.S. history. KWWL's Becca Habegger reports.
Obama administration under fire again for Benghazi attack
The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd talks about the continuing investigation by House Republicans into the attack.
Son brings mom to NYC for Ambush Makeover
Stylist to the stars Louis Licari and TODAY contributor Jill Martin make over two deserving women they found on the plaza this morning, including a mother from Iowa who hasn’t changed her look in more than 24 years.
Iowa town’s Hispanic population reflects rest of U.S.
Back in the 1990s, Ottumwa, Iowa, was in a population decline when a meat processing plant began recruiting Latino workers. Now the city is 11 percent Latino, reflecting an overall demographic shift across the U.S. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner event, Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
