Cedar Rapids schools officials met with families this week to share information about adjustments to the schedule for implementation of a new district program intended to prepare students for careers and education after high school.
Amid confusion over Trump funding freeze, Hinson pledges to prevent ‘woke spending sprees’
CRANDIC told city and county leaders in Johnson County it will not allow use of its rail line for passenger transit at this time.
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying an individual who was involved in an armed robbery earlier this week at a Casey’s.
President Donald Trump said Friday he would place 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, raising the specter of swift price increases for U.S. consumers.
Clean water advocates in northeast Iowa plan to challenge a water permit for a large cattle feedlot in state court, as part of their continuing efforts to protect a prized trout stream.
Project will add two new baseball diamonds to the park, as soon as fall 2026.
The case against Jarod Anderson, 35, which got underway this week in Cedar Rapids, is the first in Iowa under a 2023 law that increases the penalties for human trafficking of a minor to a Class A felony — punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Iowa school districts would be barred from taking disciplinary action against teachers who don’t use a student’s preferred name or pronouns under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.
This recap of the week in Iowa politics includes the special election to fill a vacant Iowa Senate seat, immigration, ticket bots and a casino moratorium.
Also, state lawmakers are once again considering changing Iowa’s legal K-12 school start date
The auditor’s investigation identified $436,180 worth of improper and unsupported disbursements, including $324,586 in payments that were routed to an administrator personally.
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