A line of severe storms is expected to move through the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas between 8 and 11 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service Quad Cities bureau. Storms are expected to be fast-moving, leaving little time to react.
A Cedar Rapids man who took a gun his stepson used to fatally shoot a DoorDash delivery driver and then concealed it from police after the shooting, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Thursday in Linn County District Court.
After strident pushback from Republican lawmakers who accused the University of Iowa of falling short of its mandate to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus, UI officials on Thursday announced plans to close its renamed “Division of Access, Opportunity and Diversity.”
A former Iowa City West High School paraeducator pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student. He would meet her near the school during the day and take her to a residence in Coralville for sexual contact. He faces up to 5 years, but will ask for a deferred judgment and probation.
The judge’s order tells the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, the Interior and the Treasury to immediately offer job reinstatement to employees terminated on or about Feb. 13 and 14.
The lunar eclipse -- or, so-called blood moon -- will be visible for about an hour starting at 1:26 a.m. Central on Friday morning. Peak viewing will be close to 2 a.m. Central.
Iceberg Development and Salida Partners combine efforts for 21 S. Linn St. property. It’s one of two proposals going before the City Council to develop the city-owned property.
A legislative proposal aimed at upping Iowa-resident enrollment in the UI Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry could deprive the institution of $5.7 million in out-of-state tuition income over a four-year span, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.
Also, lawmakers in the Iowa House voted Wednesday to expand legislation that would provide professional right-to-carry permits for judicial officers, members of the Attorney General’s Office and state lawmakers.
About a quarter of Iowans would no longer pay co-pays and deductibles for supplemental and diagnostic breast exams under legislation that unanimously passed the Iowa House and advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate. But insurers say health care costs would rise for everyone.
Summit Carbon Solutions wants the schedule of proceedings for its South Dakota permit application “paused for review and adjustment” after that state’s Legislature and governor approved a ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines.
Iowa City launched a two-year fare free pilot program in
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