A lawsuit filed by a retired federal prosecutor alleges the Cedar Rapids City Council violated Iowa open meetings law for conducting a closed session interview of a city clerk candidate
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A lawsuit filed by a retired federal prosecutor alleges the Cedar Rapids City Council violated Iowa open meetings law for conducting a closed session interview of a city clerk candidate
Lon Pluckhahn’s resignation is effective Aug. 2.
After a weekend of dead ends, authorities said they are re-evaluating their search for Xavior Harrelson, the 11-year-old boy who disappeared from a Montezuma mobile home park last week.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the American Legion Post in Ely, St Quentin Post 555, named for the Battle of St Quentin Canal in which two soldiers from the Ely area died in action during World War I.
Authorities are investigating two separate incidents of possible animal abuse after seven chickens and 13 guinea pigs were discarded in two separate incidents. Six of the seven chickens were alive, but the guinea pigs were dead.
A judge sentenced Tywun Moore to 10 years for his third carjacking and revoked his probation in two previous carjackings from 2018.
The state’s seven-day average for new cases is lowest since April 2020
Iowa’s Board of Regents this week is meeting in person for the first time since the pandemic to, among other things, evaluate and set goals with its university presidents - including
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a rising star in the Democratic Party, will address virtual Iowa event June 13
Timing coincides with National Trails Day, June 5
While COVID-19 for the most part has hurt enrollment across traditional college and university campuses, it’s had the opposite effect on some less-traditional higher ed programs — like the University of Iowa’s new online Master of Business Administration degree.
A.B.T. Moore led Gideons in early 1900s when they began placing Bibles in hotel rooms. His pastor, Dr. E.R. Burkhalter, pitched the idea.
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