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Six women will make up the Iowa House Democratic leadership team in 2023, the first time in Iowa history an all-female team has led a legislative caucus.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers, according to a class-action lawsuit. The group hopes to put pressure on officials to keep their word and to restore funding that was dropped after a group of white farmers filed legal challenges arguing their exclusion was a violation of their constitutional rights.
Three years after stepping in as dean of the University of Iowa’s nationally-ranked College of Engineering, Harriet Nembhard is leaving to become president of a southern California liberal arts college specializing in science, engineering and math.
A Cedar Rapids man arrested near a rental house after several shots fired incidents were reported by neighbors was sentenced to five years in prison for illegally possessing a gun.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A southeast Iowa school district failed to protect a Black student from pervasive racial harassment and now must take steps to help the student and ensure it responds appropriately to any future racist actions, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency took full ownership of the siren system from NextEra earlier this year
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Of the 4,000 reserved total, season ticket holders had bought about 800 tickets as of 9:30 p.m. Monday, according to University of Iowa Athletics spokesman Steve Roe.
The Iowa Humane Society is working with the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office to offer a $5,000 reward for anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot a cat with a crossbow in October.
Goldfinch Tap + Eatery is back with a new holiday theme and more activities throughout the month with the goal of fulfilling wish lists for over 100 children this Christmas.
The Gazette sponsored expedition to North Pole in 1929 to find and interview Santa Claus
A Mount Vernon man was arrested this weekend on charges that he locked a woman in her own home at knife point and attempted to sexually assault her.
The new program is designed to help companies recruit and train new drivers
Iowans who have yet to receive their gold star license to become compliant under federal law to fly domestically will have extra time to do so.
Also, new guidance on retirement tax exemption and new leadership positions in the state House and Senate
