MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — Join WQPT for a PBS Kids party on Saturday, October 11, at Western Illinois University-QC in Moline, Illinois. This free event features PBS Kids costume characters, games, activities, music, art, and more. Event registration is required.

STORM LAKE, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — Alyssa Schindler, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to Buena Vista University's Summer 2025 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the term.

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DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced Friends of the Family and Iowa Legal Aid as winners of its second annual Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The event took place at the HousingIowa Conference in Cedar Rapids last week, awarding a total of nearly $200,000 to groundbreaking initiatives that otherwise may not have been possible.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — As the new academic year begins, Knox College announces the addition of six new tenure-track faculty to its academic program. The new faculty span the arts and sciences, including art, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, and psychology.