A federal judge Tuesday ruled University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics not only violated state wage laws by paying workers late, but it did so intentionally and now must pay “liquidated damages” to as many as 8,000 current and former UIHC employees.
COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide increased slightly this week, but the virus has slowed enough in the past month for area hospitals to reach a milestone in the pandemic. In some cases, that watershed only lasted for a day.
Des Moines police arrested four more teenagers on charges of murder Tuesday in the March 7 shooting death of a 15-year-old outside a Des Moines high school.
HACAP Food Reservoir is launching a new food drive to help advance food security in East Central Iowa. On Saturday, community members can drop off nonperishable food between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at HACAP Food Reservoir in Hiawatha, Lindale Mall or the Westdale First Federal Credit Union in Cedar Rapids.
Local artists have from Friday to April 22 to submit their original art for a chance to be selected for the Iowa City Public Library’s Art-to-Go collection.
Gilded Pear Gallery this spring is featuring “On The Verge,” abstract drawings and birch bark sculptures by Cedar Falls artist Crit Streed; and “Fiber Optics,” fiber wall sculptures and mobiles by Minneapolis artist Kristina Fjellman. A public reception will be held on Friday.
Learn proper casting techniques, rod/reel combinations, baits, lures, and other tips for catching fish in the Wapsipinicon or any other interior river during a free fishing clinic at the Fontana Park Nature Center on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. Preregister online.
A diversity-related disagreement among Coe College trustees that started in the fall behind closed doors and bubbled out into the public in subsequent weeks has continued to boil as concerned community members speak out and campus leaders air new grievances, including allegations of “vulgar, sexist, and threatening remarks.”
Iowa Senate Republicans say their plan would breathe new life into the state recycling program, while Senate Democrats say the plan would strangle the program to death.
More than 100 people attended a Sierra Club sponsored public hearing Tuesday in the Capitol rotunda on the use of eminent domain for pipeline construction.
Portions of Tower Terrace Road will close near I-380 for the spring and summer this week.
Sixty percent of K-5 graders met reading benchmarks for their grade level during the winter of 2021-22.
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