University of Iowa Health Care on Thursday officially expanded its COVID-vaccination effort to the newly-approved tweens and early teens, administering first shots to the 12-15 age group at a clinic in its Iowa River Landing location.
William Yancey is the third defendant convicted in the robbery and fatal shooting of James Booher, who went missing in 2014.
Iowa has joined more than a dozen other states in eliminating the statute of limitations for several child sex abuse crimes.
Legislative Democrats say it’s unfortunate they’ve been frozen out of end-of-session negotiations because there are some elements of Republican plans they could support.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said his office will investigate payments made by former Democratic Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz to election workers last summer.
A Marion couple is accused of stealing $26,600 worth of gift cards from the Salvation Army and using them to shop at various Walmart locations.
Damian James Hunter pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two children ages 5 and 6 for over a year.
The state’s seven-day average for new cases on Thursday was 276, the lowest it has been since June 20 last year, when it was 267
The city is gearing up to spend three years reviewing traffic stop data to help promote equity in policing, City Manager Jeff Pomeranz told the Cedar Rapids City Council Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
An unprecedented amount of feedback led to changes to the proposed downtown playground.
Environmental groups see this conversation — documented in an Oct. 2 email — as evidence Supreme Beef’s plan to have 11,600 cattle on the site near Monona was approved behind closed doors, rendering moot a public hearing and public comments.
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