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Four equity coaches -- a new position in the district -- are working with administrators to create more inclusive spaces that produce more equitable outcomes and experiences for students and staff
Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of the Grundy Center man accused of shooting and killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith in 2021, with the defense not calling any of its own witnesses.
The second Fairfield teen accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher will stay in adult court, judge rules Thursday. The judge cited a lack of time in juvenile system for rehab.
The statewide training is an annual event started in 2017 but postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The world's first image of the chaotic supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy doesn't portray a voracious cosmic destroyer, but what astronomers Thursday called a "gentle giant.“
At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers, according to a Congressional report released Thursday.
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Clear Creek Amana seventh-grader Emma Staebler said she has never eaten an orange bell pepper, but in an agriculture class Tuesday she planted one in the school’s new outdoor classroom.
Syttende Mai is the day Norway ratified its constitution in 1814 and Norwegians celebrate the day with excited crowds. Vesterheim's celebration includes family events and an online presentation from Norway, which can be watched from the comfort of home or together with others at the museum.
Officers who were with Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith testified Wednesday about trying to save his life after he was shot during a standoff in a Grundy Center home in April 2021.
Asked if he supported a federal ban, Sen. Chuck Grassley told Iowa reporters on a weekly conference call he could not say until a final ruling was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Democratic President Joe Biden said that Republicans "have chosen to stand in the way of Americans' rights to make the most personal decisions about their own bodies, families and lives." He urged voters to elect more abortion-rights lawmakers in November.
A district judge declared a mistrial for a Cedar Rapids woman charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2020. A potential juror said she had previous interaction with Jacqueline Holmes, the defendant.
An Iowa State graduate student is suing the university, a fellow veterinary medicine research assistant, and two supervisors, asserting she endured years of sexual harassment – which continues today – and gender discrimination and retaliation for reporting it.
A severe shortage in baby formula in the U.S. has drawn the attention of Iowa’s congressional delegation and has become a campaign issue as well.
