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Here First

Here First

By: Iowa Public Radio
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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Host Meghan McKinney rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories from around Iowa in under 10 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First. You can support what you hear on this podcast at ipr.org/donate. Daily Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Monday, June 29th, 2026

    Monday, June 29th, 2026
    Jun 29 2026
    Iowa is gripped by the first heat wave of the summer, big cuts for the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, and a popular lake in northwest Iowa reopens as part of a state program marking its 20th year.
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    4 mins
  • Friday, June 26th, 2026

    Friday, June 26th, 2026
    Jun 26 2026
    The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup over cancer warnings on pesticide labels, a new facility could support more conservation on farms across the state, and some farms are growing something you might find in your own backyard, serviceberries.
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    9 mins
  • Thursday, June 25th, 2026

    Thursday, June 25th, 2026
    Jun 25 2026
    A termination letter shows why a former IPERS official was fired. Libertarians running for Iowa governor and lieutenant governor are suing to be put on the ballot. And a museum in Waterloo is bracing for funding cuts.
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    4 mins
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