KEOSAUQUA – Ahead of a vote to reopen the government, U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks held an in-person town hall in Keosauqua, facing a crowd frustrated by what’s happening in Washington D.C. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Miller-Meeks was jeered at by several members of the audience over her positions and votes in the current term. She had been criticized about a lack of voter interaction, but held a remote-town hall on October 15th. Miller-Meeks will run again first in a primary to defend her seat, which has been rated as a toss-up by most major political forecasters.

AMES – The Iowa Board of Regents have selected the next president of Iowa State University. WHO-13 reports David Cook was selected to replace the outgoing Wendy Wintersteen in March. Cook is the president of North Dakota State University and a graduate of Iowa State.

IOWA – Several Iowans had quite the show in the skies on Tuesday night. According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, multiple photos were sent in for the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. The phenomenon was last spotted in the state late in the spring of 2024. There will be additional chances for viewing tonight.

IOWA – After many Iowans received their first snow of the year, near record highs are possible by the end of this week. Daytime highs will continue to climb over the next few days, up into the low-to-mid 70s for some by Friday and Saturday. The record highs those days in Des Moines are 73 and 75 respectively.