The Iowa City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that will put a 1 percent local-option sales tax on the ballot this November. The proposal is part of an effort to diversify the city’s revenue sources in light of property tax reform at the state level that limits the amount of revenue the city can collect.
The health secretary criticized mRNA vaccines in a video on his social media accounts, explaining the decision to cancel projects being led by the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, that offer protection against viruses like the flu, COVID-19 and H5N1.
The shooting happened following a pursuit which ended in the 1200 block of 15th St. SE around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday. The Iowa Division of Investigation will continue to investigate the incident.
Wetherby Park in Iowa City hosted a National Night Out on Tuesday. The event is intended to build relationships between first responders and communities, as well as foster neighborhood camaraderie.
Multiple Iowa residents were detained at the Cedar Rapids office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday morning, as community members stood outside, raising signs and chants in support of immigrants.
Linn County officials this week approved funding for three studies to learn more about current water quality conditions.
The Iowa State Patrol released more details Tuesday about a wrong-way crash that severely injured three people Sunday night near West Branch.
The payment is one of the final pieces of a settlement agreement over a 2023 lawsuit that claimed the State of Iowa for decades had ‘disregarded the lack of mental and behavioral health services’ for children
Although the University of Northern Iowa had wanted to offer in-state tuition to both new and returning students from Iowa’s six border states, only freshmen and new transfer students from those neighboring states will get the lower rates – given the limited available funding to support the initiative this year.
Also, Fairfield becomes Iowa’s newest Main Street Community
Cedar Rapids man convicted in Malik Sheets fatal shooting in 2020 pleaded Tuesday to gun charge in federal court. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
NewBo City Market Executive Director Julie Parisi will step down Aug. 15.
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