Members of the county Emergency Management Commission approved the plan Tuesday night, despite a push from Linn County Supervisor Louis Zumbach for cities to pay for their share of the sirens’ cost rather than the county covering it all.
A new $230 million University of Iowa Health Care facility will be built in North Liberty after a state council Tuesday reversed a prior decision, approving the project to proceed.
Cruz deflected questions about whether he will run in 2024 even as he made a stop on that road to raise funds for Iowa 1st District Rep. Ashley Hinson, praise Iowa’s GOP congressional delegation as well as the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses and deliver a 20-minute stump speech that had at least half the 700 fellow conservatives in attendance on their feet for its entirety.
“2024 doesn't exist for the Republican Party if we don't win in 2022,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said while in Iowa.
United Ways across Iowa have created a 21-Day Equity Challenge to raise awareness about the ways racism, discrimination and inequities affect the state. Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly has signed on and is encouraging community leaders, city employees and area residents to take the self-guided 21-Day Equity Challenge.
Update, 2 p.m. Sept. 3, 2021: Cedar Rapids police canceled the Quickfind on Sept. 3 because the two people were …
Mask mandate should remain in effect until all elementary-age children are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine and community spread of the virus is low, the letter stated.
The Cedar River is projected to crest below minor flood stage later this week, under 11 feet
Late summer and early fall is beautiful season in the prairie. Come learn and participate in Jackson County Conservation’s remnant …
The Red Cross, Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy all said they are sending volunteers, crews and resources to help Louisiana with recovery efforts.
The Board of Supervisors established the Linn County Legacy and Community Attraction Fund to foster and support long-standing, new, and diverse community events in Linn County.
An El Salvador national has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for snatching a teenage girl from an eastern Iowa yard, dragging her into a house and groping her.
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