Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98.
New York announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight.
Prosecutors said Jayme Powell ran over Richard Polak, of Omaha, while he rode his motorcycle on Interstate 29 near Whiting, Iowa, on Dec. 27, 2020, after the two had a fight earlier that night in Sioux City.
Juan Cavazos was not hit by gunfire, but suffered injuries when he subsequently crashed the vehicle in rural Kossuth County, police said.
According to a news release, at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of shots fired at the ramp at 220 S. Capitol St. Officers found evidence that multiple shots were fired and several people may have been involved.
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is attempting to acquire Davenport-based Lee Enterprises, one of the country's largest newspaper chains, in all the markings of a hostile takeover.
A look back at what’s been in the news in Iowa in the past week
Jermaine Walker, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting Wayne Jones over a pack of cigarettes argument in 2019.
Drew Blahnik, convicted of killing Chris Bagley in 2018, wants a new trial, claiming one of the jurors, a Marion bar manager, knew Bagley or Blahnik. Prosecutor says there’s no evidence, just an allegation of a bartender who didn’t totally recall what she said.
Patients with Alzheimer ’s disease appear to be more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who don’t have the neurodegenerative disease, according to new University of Iowa research that could hold implications for ethical vaccine distribution and global policy decisions.
This week on the podcast, state legislators on the move, some city-level politics, and a Congresswoman on the march against Communism.
Big state surplus has them pushing reform, but others urge caution
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