Bubbly Paws marked their first Iowa location with a weekend of grand opening deals and celebrations in Ankeny. Bubbly Paws was founded 10 years ago by Keith Miller after seeing a gap in the pet care and grooming industry.

Over the past week, there’s been a buzz hitting mainstream media about the idea of Iowa buying all nine southern-most Minnesota counties bordering the Hawkeye state.

Seemingly taking a page out of President-elect Donald Trump's page of coveting property that belong to other governments, State Sen. Mike Bousselot (R-Ankeny) a

Ankeny, said he will introduce a bill in the Iowa General Assembly to purchase the bottom nine counties of Minnesota and make them part of Iowa.

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties.

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A central Iowa lawmaker is proposing that Iowa buy the nine southern Minnesota counties that are on the other side of Iowa’s border. State Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, is sponsoring a bill to start the ball rolling.

If there were immediate standouts from Tuesday’s matchup, Waukee’s Emilie Sorensen and Ankeny’s Savannah Gage were those players. And despite playing for opposing programs, the two athletes share one attribute: Sorensen and Gage are the only seniors in their teams' starting lineups.

A Republican senator hopes to "make Minnesota Iowa again" after introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties.

REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR MIKE BUFFALO FROM ANKENY IS SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT. THIS IS A MAP OF THE NINE COUNTIES. SENATOR BUFFALO IS FOCUSING ON COUNTIES HE SAYS WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF THE IOWA ...

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An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota's southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it's already stirring up conversation at the Statehouse. Republican State Sen. Mike Bousselot, of Ankeny, is spearheading the effort.