The 17th annual Chalk the Walk, Iowa’s largest-ever Madonnari Festival, will take place May 7 and 8 along Mount Vernon’s historic First Street.
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The 17th annual Chalk the Walk, Iowa’s largest-ever Madonnari Festival, will take place May 7 and 8 along Mount Vernon’s historic First Street.
Linn County Jail inmates who had their sentences postponed in March 2020 in response to COVID-19 have been returning to the jail to finish serving their time.
The Visiting Nurse Association will be conducting a cholesterol screening at the Senior Center in Iowa City from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9. Appointments are required.
The city of Cedar Rapids, along with soil and water districts, is partnering with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to launch water quality practices projects.
Americans feel like they are “the enemy,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told a national audience Tuesday evening as she gave the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
President Joe Biden's speech split between attention to war abroad and considerable domestic worries reflected the same balancing act he now faces in his presidency.
First District Rep. Ashely Hinson selected Linn County Sheriff's Deputy Will Halverson to be her virtual guest for the president’s annual report to Congress. Halverson was shot in the line of duty while responding to a robbery in Coggon last year.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was the perfect choice to tell Iowa’s story to the nation because she can talk about tax cuts and moving faster than most to re-open businesses and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or she was the wrong choice because she has overseen a national, political agenda that is unfriendly to Iowans. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
About 50 Iowa City residents, University of Iowa students and others gathered Tuesday afternoon in support of Ukraine. Iowa City residents from Ukraine shared worries about their families and how important it is for people to pay attention and help Ukrainians.
One of the Fairfield teens charged with killing their Spanish teacher is asking a judge to ban the public, including media, from a hearing later this month. The hearing is for a reverse waiver, in which the teens are asking the court to move their cases to juvenile court.
Alex Murphy, a spokesman for Gov. Kim Reynolds, has said Reynolds' staff members spent most of their time responding to the pandemic during the months in question.
Democrats opposed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointments of former House member Erik Helland and Jane Dufoe to the Public Employment Relations Board.
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