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Renovations to the Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy added to the plan with the intent to combine the middle school with Wilson, which would become an elementary school.

Video shows a Central City man driving through two backyards in Marion, striking fences and a play set. He’s now been identified and charged with failure to maintain control and striking fixtures upon a highway.

The owner and managers of Hawkeye Waste Systems are facing a felony charge after an investigation into the 2024 death of an employee revealed the company did not have workers’ compensation insurance, which is required by Iowa law.

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many — including four at the University of Iowa — filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.

The arrest marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s fight with the judiciary over the White House's sweeping immigration enforcement policies. The Justice Department had previously signaled that it was going to crack down on local officials thwarting federal immigration efforts.

The district began providing devices to all students shortly after closing to students in March 2020 for the pandemic. That 1-to-1 program will remain, but students in kindergarten through fifth grade now will keep their devices at school. Families can opt in to letting their children taking a device home.

Although a growing number of Big Ten faculty senates have passed or endorsed a “mutual defense compact” resolution opposing “escalating politically motivated actions” from the Trump administration, the University of Iowa Faculty Senate has not and does not have it on an upcoming agenda to consider.

If it becomes law, House File 1032 would award matching funds up to $100,000 to grocery stores in rural areas for projects including utility upgrades, equipment, furnishings, professional services and technology.