A Cedar Rapids VA worker who aided fellow veterans seeking care, and a former student employee of the year who conducted agricultural research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Ames are among the more than 200,000 federal workers without a job amid President Donald Trump's and billionaire Elon Musk’s ongoing efforts to slash the government workforce.
The Iowa Senate State Government Subcommittee on Wednesday advanced Senate Joint Resolution 6, which would initiate the process of passing a state constitutional amendment to replace the Natural Resource and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund first established in 2010.
Also, Iowa Senators advance a proposed state constitutional amendment on hunting and fishing
A North Liberty man man, convicted in two Black Hawk County sexual assaults and serving 100 years in prison, pleaded this to sexual assault in Iowa City and faces up to an additional 60 years. He also has a pending trial for sexual assault in Linn County.
Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday introduced legislation that would prohibit a city’s urban renewal plan from including gaming projects that were awarded a state license this year. Cedar Rapids officials said the casino project is in an urban renewal area, and that they are working to understand the new legislative proposal.
The city of Marion needs a fifth hotel, according to market study results presented to the city council this week. The study recommends an 80- to 90-room hotel in Uptown Marion that caters to people who need to stay during the week and longer than a day or two.
Two developers will work with the city of Marion to refine and construct a project on the site of the former public library, which was demolished in 2023.
A Linn County jury deliberated about four hours Wednesday before finding Denzel Wilson guilty of first-degree murder. He faces life in prison without parole. The jury did acquit him of going armed with intent.
Despite a University of Iowa announcement in December of its intentions to seek approval this month of a new “School of Social and Cultural Analysis,” the plan has been shelved following legislative opposition and regent rejection.
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he repeatedly paid a 14-year-old girl to meet him for sexual acts.
“Although several positions supporting HPAI (bird flu) were notified of their terminations over the weekend, we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters,” a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
That bigger Children’s Hospital window replacement budget — if approved by the Board of Regents next week — will bring the total cost to replace cracking and damaged windows encasing the eight-year-old hospital to $52.5 million.
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