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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.

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Monday · 4 min
Monday, September 28th, 2026
A possible new steel plant may bring lawmakers back to Des Moines for a special…
Friday · 8 min
Friday, September 25th, 2026
A proposed change to Waterloo’s human rights department is dividing the city’s…
Thursday · 4 min
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
President Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer has been dismissed. A…
September 23 · 9 min
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Linn County is looking at the quality of its groundwater. Library hours are…
September 22 · 4 min
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Prosecutors will retry a man accused in the cold-case killing of a Native…
September 21 · 8 min
Monday, September 21st, 2026
Vice President JD Vance and Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy are among the…
September 18 · 9 min
Friday, September 18th, 2026
The Democratic candidate for governor supports legalizing recreational…
September 17 · 8 min
Thursday, September 17th, 2026
Two Iowa representatives have voted to limit President Trump's war powers in…
September 16 · 4 min
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
This year's Iowa Climate Statement calls for investing in renewable energy to…
September 15 · 4 min
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
The city of Des Moines has approved an initial recommendation to cuts to its…
September 14 · 4 min
Monday, September 14th, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security secretary was in Iowa over the weekend.…
September 11 · 7 min
Friday, September 11th, 2026
Iowans will remember the 9/11 anniversary today with observances. One former…
September 10 · 4 min
Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Iowans vote this fall on whether to make it tougher for lawmakers to raise…
September 9 · 4 min
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
University of Iowa marching band member Derek Phillips has died after…
September 8 · 9 min
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
The candidates for governor share their thoughts on automated license plate…
September 4 · 9 min
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Iowa is trying to bring back nuclear energy. Farmers across the country are…
September 3 · 8 min
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026
Many public schools in Iowa are trying to navigate rising costs and low…
September 2 · 4 min
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2026
The U.S. secretary of agriculture is in Iowa this week. Synthetic Kratom fatal…
September 1 · 4 min
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
A new data analysis suggests there are more heat-related deaths than what's…
August 31 · 4 min
Monday, August 31st, 2026
Republicans and Democrats held big rallies in central Iowa over the weekend,…

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