Iowa Hawkeyes here for Saturday’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl took time Thursday to pair up with young fans for Kid’s Day at the Fun Spot amusement park, a collection of roller coasters, bumper cars, arcade games and more.
Attorneys for Michael Lang, 42, of Grundy Center, say he was injured and medicated, unable to understand his rights
In Iowa, according to figures released Wednesday by state public health officials, 16 children were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state — all unvaccinated.
Effective Friday, the Linn County Public Health department will no longer conduct COVID-19 contact tracing efforts for county residents. The county agency is following its cue from the state, which ended statewide virus surveillance this past August.
Company sought to move Waterloo cases to federal court
The College Community School District notified parents it will extend winter break for children attending Prairie Crest Elementary to rid the building of asbestos after students and staff may have been exposed to it during construction.
As president of a national attorneys general group, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller wants "a better and quicker early warning system for consumers on the basic fundamental frauds,” such as Social Security and IRS fraud and utility shutoffs.
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Dec. 23 to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography on a work phone issued by his Coralville employer.
Iowa Supreme Court has given the Burlington woman’s family another chance to gain full access to the 911 call and police video of the 2015 incident in which Autumn Steele was fatally shot by police.
She’s no Slytherin. Paloma Bribriesco simply loves reading — so much so that the 6-year-old read 519 books in 2021. Harry Potter, graphic novels about refugees and nonfiction books about the environment were all part of her reading list.
As the Cedar Rapids Public Library celebrates 125 years, patrons can see the library’s history and evolution on display starting Jan. 15.
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, of Merced was pulled over for driving aggressively on Interstate 80 in Cass County, Iowa, on Dec. 21. He had an AR-15-type rifle, ammunition and a grappling hook, among other items, authorities said.
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