Lawyer Dave O’Brien received a $5 million settlement - possibly the largest in the state for a wrongful suit - against Burlington police for fatally shooting a man in 2017.
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Lawyer Dave O’Brien received a $5 million settlement - possibly the largest in the state for a wrongful suit - against Burlington police for fatally shooting a man in 2017.
Iowa Democrats argued Thursday the state offers a path to victory for longshot candidates and opportunities for meaningful conversations with rural Americans as they made their pitch to hold onto their place at the front of the party’s presidential nominating calendar.
Eastern Iowa Food Service plans to open its ninth Dunkin’ in the Corridor “sometime next year,” said Clifford Reif, CEO and president of Burlington-based Reif Oil, which owns the franchise holder for the restaurants in the area.
A national philanthropy organization has awarded the state $9.3 million for two initiatives that aim to improve stroke and heart attack outcomes in Iowa. One portion will fund HeartCorps, a branch of the AmeriCorps program, that will fund public health workers in counties with the lowest health rankings.
Lance Cpl. Gabe Heefner has been a fighter throughout his recovery after the Marine was shot in a bizarre incident last year while driving along an Iowa City street. He has made good progress, but “there’s still a long way to go,” his father says.
Iowa State University suspended the hockey club for a year, and players, parents and alumni fired back on social media Thursday, describing the investigation as flawed.
In their decision, the justices struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. The justices said the requirement violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
Five decades after the passage of Title IX, many challenges remain for women’s sports — both at Iowa and across the country.
Cedar Rapids school district directs $25K to Catherine McAuley Center for classes that build skills, mitigate summer learning loss
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general's office said Wednesday that a state Supreme Court decision that requires a
A Republican National Committee field office in Cedar Rapids was vandalized over the weekend.
Cedar Rapids Charter Review Commission says Iowa’s second-largest city, with a trend of Republican mayors serving a Democratic-leaning city, should consider piloting a new way for selecting city leaders -- once Iowa law allows.
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