According to Iowa data, fentanyl and meth seizures are down significantly in the first 6 months of this year compared to averages over the previous 4 years.
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According to Iowa data, fentanyl and meth seizures are down significantly in the first 6 months of this year compared to averages over the previous 4 years.
During a hearing Wednesday, Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith said if another Hawkeye Waste employee is harmed — like employee Matthew Reuwsaat, 61, a skid loader operator who was crushed by the equipment last year — that employee wouldn’t be covered by worker’s compensation insurance for a workplace accident.
A letter of intent has been signed for the Cedar Rapids school district to purchase a property adjacent to Van Buren Elementary School, allowing the district to relocate an access road that will be built to service the new school building planned for the site.
The Nature Call: Author enjoys unique experience of birding on Hawaiian island
Campaign fundraising from April through June in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election was competitive between some of the top candidates, according to new federal campaign reports filed Tuesday. But Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst holds a hefty financial advantage over all challengers — should she choose to run for re-election.
A Decorah man was arrested Monday after a Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office K-9 disarmed him by biting a gun out of his hands.
The Cedar Rapids school board did not approve a personnel report in a 4-3 vote Monday, so that it can further consider proposed changes in central office staff “responsibilities and pay.”
Black Hawk Bridge, a historic structure that links Lansing, Iowa, and western Wisconsin over the Mississippi River, will be demolished later this year, more than a year before construction of a replacement bridge is scheduled to be completed.
Just over a month after suing the University of Northern Iowa for alleged age discrimination, the campus’ former student health director has settled — taking $222,193 to walk away from her job.
In separate case, C.R. assisted living center fined after resident death.
Wednesday's national case count stood at 1,309 — 21 new cases in a week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Linn County is seeking citizen feedback on its proposed nuclear zoning code ahead of next week’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
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