One person has died after they fell from a cell tower in Marion Friday afternoon, according to a press release from the Marion Fire Department.
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One person has died after they fell from a cell tower in Marion Friday afternoon, according to a press release from the Marion Fire Department.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday set a special election date for Tuesday, Dec. 30, to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated with former Sen. Claire Celsi’s death.
Soft drinks, candy, gum and many other foods — most of which are generally deemed to be unhealthy — will be ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits starting Jan. 1.
An Oxford, Iowa man has been charged with kidnapping after police say he threatened an Iowa City woman, who had a no contact order against him related to previous charges of assault and sexual abuse, with a knife and forced her to get in her car drive him toward Cedar Rapids on Thursday.
In reframing its separation from one paramedic in 2024, the University of Iowa has agreed to a settlement changing his termination to a “voluntary resignation” after an administrative law judge found the employee did not “willfully or wantonly” disregard UI standards of behavior.
This week on the podcast, we’ll discuss the Des Moines Superintendent situation, the federal government shutdown, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks talking town halls.
The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case to determine whether state courts can bill low-income Iowans for the cost of their court-appointed defense attorney when criminal charges against the person have been dismissed.
A seven-foot fence that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to erect in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids — in an ongoing dispute with protesters over the lawn space in front of the building — will not require a permit after the city of Cedar Rapids said it has discovered an error in the property record that puts the intended fence on federal property.
The city of Cedar Rapids’ code enforcement manager pleaded not guilty this week to submitting forged pet prescriptions insurance claim. A tampering with records charge was added to the two initial charges last month.
Iowa Senate Republicans called for an audit of Des Moines Public Schools after the arrest of former superintendent Ian Roberts — prompting pushback from State Auditor Rob Sand. Also in this week’s Capitol Notebook: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins a multistate coalition backing Trump’s National Guard deployments.
The federal government shutdown hasn’t affected food aid yet, but Iowa’s contingency funding for WIC could run out if the standoff in Washington drags on.
The longtime executive assistant to Iowa State University’s president has signed a settlement agreeing not to sue and to retire by March in exchange for compensation recognizing her “years of commitment and service to the university.”
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