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Arsenic testing kits available to Iowa private well owners in certain counties

A University of Iowa research project is attempting to develop a better understanding of arsenic in private drinking wells in Iowa and offering landowners, in certain counties, free testing for their wells. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in soil and rock that has been linked ...

With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines

Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to advance a farm bill, though Democrats on the committee voted against the package due to continued disagreements on a nutrition section of the bill. The committee marked up the bill in August, then recessed after a failed vote as Democrats held out over their proposal for an extension of when some states will have to begin paying for a share of federal nutrition benefits. Republican leadership amended the bill before the August hearing to offer a one-year extension, but Democrats continued to argue for a two-year ...

Crow-Armstrong puts on another show for Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his 43rd and 44th homers and broke the Chicago Cubs' record for left-handers, and Shota Imanaga allowed a run in six innings in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy ...

Brewers are Central champs again

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The best pitcher in baseball on the team with the best record in baseball isn't sure how exactly the Milwaukee Brewers keep doing this. Asked how a team that works on the fringe of baseball's middle class has turned Champagne celebrations into a September ritual, Jacob ...

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