A magistrate and a defense attorney have been nominated as the next 6th Judicial District judge. One will replace Judge Mary Chicchelly, who was appointed last month to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
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A magistrate and a defense attorney have been nominated as the next 6th Judicial District judge. One will replace Judge Mary Chicchelly, who was appointed last month to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign reported raising nearly $4.8 million in donations in 2021. Her highest profile Democratic challenger, Deidre DeJear, reported raising nearly $287,000.
Iowa reported 38,574 new COVID-19 cases in the past seven days, the highest weekly total ever seen in the pandemic. Public health officials also reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients this week as the omicron variant continues its rapid spread throughout the state.
A Cedar Rapids teenager charged with fatally stabbing his parents in October may claim insanity and diminished responsibility at trial. A defense attorney says it’s tough to prove and rarely successful in Iowa.
With COVID cases surging in Iowa as students return to its public universities for the spring semester, the University of Iowa graduate student union is urging members to move all courses they’re teaching online for the first two weeks – despite UI policy barring such action without permission.
The Iowa Republican, who a year ago saw opportunities to work with his former Senate colleague on issues such as prescription drug pricing, now believes the president’s compromises to appease progressives are limiting his ability to reach bipartisan agreement on his proposals.
Local governments or law enforcement officers who enforce federal gun regulations would be subject to $50,000 fines under a legislative proposal advanced Wednesday by Iowa Senate Republicans. The proposal, which Senate Republicans have titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, would nullify any federal gun regulations that exceed Iowa state law.
The organizations held the news conference to highlight action by Republican Senate leaders to remove reporters from the chamber's floor, where they had greater access to legislators.
A Wisconsin man accused of killing his girlfriend and trying to kill his teenage daughter in a double shooting in Milwaukee has been arrested after an hourslong standoff in northeastern Iowa.
Abby Finkenauer pledged to serve just two terms if elected to the U.S. Senate in November and is calling for congressional term limits in Washington, D.C.
The Iowa City Council unanimously approves a taxing district in the city’s South District that will be used to spur economic development.
A Cedar Rapids woman was charged with first degree theft after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies discovered her to be in possession of a stolen vehicle while intoxicated.
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