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The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a district court decision that cleared the way for election officials to distribute voter materials in languages other than English.

Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx is asking a judge to dismiss an Iowa Attorney General Office’s petition against him for not cooperating with federal authorities to enforce immigration laws because his Facebook post that sparked the dispute has been removed -- so there’s no “ongoing violation.”.

A Coralville man was arrested Thursday after a police investigation found he had 19 videos of child pornography saved on his computer, authorities said.

The monthslong search was launched to fill the role after the former director resigned last July while battling Stage 4 kidney cancer.

Lawmakers plan to use surplus to cover an estimated $900M shortfall.

Also in the Capitol Notebook, a bill that would create licenses for palliative care centers is headed to the governor.

Marion City Council members on Thursday approved the sale of the airport runway to 530 Investments LLC for $500,000. The city bought the runway and a fixed base operations building in 2015 for $1.67 million and invested an additional $1.8 million into a 2020 runway extension.

A Cedar Rapids man, who concealed the gun his stepson used to kill a DoorDash delivery driver in 2023, was given two years probation.