Central City will use one of its two water wells only in emergency cases — to extinguish a fire or if the other well fails — because it is contaminated by toxic chemicals in concentrations that approach current federal health guidelines.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
A Polk County judge has ruled environmental groups may continue with a lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources over the approval of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot in the watershed of a popular trout stream in northeast Iowa.
The Meskwaki Nation Police Department describing the incident as a “vicious attack” by a large pack of dogs that killed a young woman in the area of Springs Road.
Time Machine: University of Iowa football player, wrestler, attended the first practice drill for the Hawkeyes every fall for 65 years, starting in 1912.
Fourteen Cedar Rapids youth under the age of 14 will be honored on Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s Whipple Auditorium. Cedar Rapids Community School District teachers nominated students who create positive change and inspire others. Honorees exemplify positive leadership qualities like good citizenship, problem-solving, empathy, kindness, and perseverance.
The Titanic exhibit will be on display next month as the Marion Heritage Center and Museum commemorates the 110th anniversary of the ill-fated voyage. Passengers for the day can sample menu items served as the last meal on the ship and at the end view the 1997 “Titanic” movie.
The Grant Wood Studio and Armstrong Visitor Center will be reopening for the season on Saturday at noon. Admission to the studio is free for everyone during regular hours courtesy of a grant from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust.
The Iowa City Council last week voted to unanimously amend the ordinance to expand and allow parking enforcement staff to issue $15 citations to drivers of vehicles that stop, stand or park in bike lanes.
The fiscal year 2023 budget takes effect on July 1 and includes expenditures for affordable housing, Historic Poor Farm projects and projects funded by American Rescue Plan Act dollars.
Harrison and Madison elementary school attendance zones will also be combined by the fall of 2025.
As competition for domestic and international students surges following pandemic-propelled enrollment losses, U.S. News & World Report’s oft-cited rankings continue to hold weight – including for Iowa’s public universities, which in new 2023 graduate program lists out Tuesday slipped in some areas and made gains in others.
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