Episode

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Podcast
Here First
Published
Aug 31, 2026
Duration seconds
252
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Summary

Republicans and Democrats held big rallies in central Iowa over the weekend, with Election Day just about two months away. The price of ground beef has passed $7 a pound, and an economist is not confident it will come down soon. And the DNR has been looking into a strange smell people have complained about in far eastern Iowa.