Education

A group of parents of disabled students filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike down Iowa's law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education.

Iowa meat lockers that make in-demand specialty products often struggle to get enough skilled workers. Which is why the Iowa Legislature created a task force to study whether the state should start an artisanal butchery program at a state community college or university.

Wear a mask in schools, remain home when sick or if in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and get tested.

With the University of Iowa about to make good on its promise to resume in-person Hawkeye football this fall, campus administrators Thursday issued messages promoting COVID precautions and general good fan behavior heading into the weekend.

Cedar Rapids schools to begin contact tracing and students or staff members with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test are required to isolate for 10 days.

The group claimed in social media promotions that two members of Phi Gamma Delta are “getting away with sexual assault.”

District leaders are already preparing for the next bond vote needed to serve a rapidly growing student body.

A new $230 million University of Iowa Health Care facility will be built in North Liberty after a state council Tuesday reversed a prior decision, approving the project to proceed.