A recap of the past week’s news from across the state
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A recap of the past week’s news from across the state
Speakers called on the city government to be more engaged in issues of social justice and equity
Progressive movement offers “a vision of restoring our government's promised to be of and for the people, a government that actually delivers for working people.”
Man in his 40s died Friday evening while swimming near west bank, according to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
The past seven months under a Democratic administration have made the America of the previous four years unrecognizable to the political speakers at a Christian conservative event held Friday in Des Moines.
Some communities -- including cities in Iowa -- have stopped adding fluoride to drinking water, possibly based on misinformation. A new Iowa law that went into effect July 1 requires water system operators to give residents at least a 90-day notice before they stop adding flouride to drinking water.
Drew Blahnik killed Chris Bagley in a “stabbing frenzy,” prosecutor says in her opening statement. Bagley had 17 stab wounds on his neck and torso.
A woman whose family went on an Adventureland amusement ride shortly before
Two childhood friends named by defense lawyers
A Sioux City man with multiple previous convictions was sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison for illegally having a gun.
A $22.5 million funding request for modernizing the locks and dams on the Mississippi River is a “huge win” for Iowa and the Midwest because moving commodities on the river is critical to the agriculture export economy “and is an economic engine for the entire region.”
“When you're looking at real ways to help American families, it's to make sure they're not seeing record inflation like we're experiencing right now,” Hinson said.
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