An Iowa City man pleaded Friday to fatally shooting a 19-year-old during a robbery last year. Sammy Hamed, 23, originally charged with first-degree murder, pleaded to second-degree murder and faces up to 50 years in prison.
Facing unsettling headwinds like sliding enrollment, surging costs, and shrinking demand for “general education” courses, Iowa State University’s second-largest college is reporting a current deficit of $11.4 million and expectations that shortfall will swell to $15 million in three years.
Zuena Rambo, 25, is accused of leaving her children home alone when she went to work.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Reynolds makes it official, filing season, midpoint of the legislative session, and support your local constitutional sheriff.
City Manager Geoff Fruin has selected Scott Lyon as the city’s next fire chief. The appointment goes to the Civil Service Commission and City Council for confirmation.
The Ankeny Republican will run for re-election this year in the newly drawn Iowa Senate District 23, which encompasses the rural, northern areas of Polk County outside the city of Ankeny.
The University of Iowa will continue to make an annual allocation of $750,000 to Hancher Auditorium’s facilities and maintenance costs, even though it is in the process of weaning the venue off a $1.5 million contribution by 2024 of general education funding used for salaries and benefits.
Authorities are investigating whether heating equipment caused a large fire at the site of Lost Island amusement park being constructed in Waterloo.
Public celebration slated for Aug. 26 at new University of Iowa jewel.
Harold Alcott joins at least 55 other centenarians in Iowa. He celebrated his 100th birthday on March 5. He’s one of 509 living World War II veterans left in the Eastern Iowa area.
Some Iowa parents and caregivers still are scrambling to find safe milk for their babies.
After two years of pandemic shake-ups, Cedar Rapids’ annual SaPaDaPaSo St. Patrick’s Day parade is returning to its traditional downtown Cedar Rapids route. But not on its traditional date.
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