The Iowa City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to ban the sale of kratom — an herbal substance that can produce opioid-like effects — and update the city’s zoning code as it relates to tobacco retailers.
Cabinet spouses came to Iowa, a battleground state that year
The union represents about 100 employees across a range of positions at the Cargill corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids. The bargaining unit’s contract expired at 11:59 p.m. Monday.
A Coralville man is convicted of assaulting a jail officer in Muscatine County while the officer was conducting an investigation about contraband coming into the jail.
One of the Iowa City teens charged in fatal drag racing crash pleaded to homicide by vehicle - reckless driving. It’s a 10-year prison sentence but it will be suspended and he will serve probation, according to plea agreement.
The DOT on Monday approved only 11 fixed automated traffic enforcement cameras across the state while denying requests for 128 others
A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested last week on two counts of attempted murder shot multiple times at another man, hitting him once, according to a criminal complaint.
About 150 Alliant and 70 MidAmerican line workers and crew members were sent to Virginia and Ohio, respectively, to help energy companies there restore customers’ power that was knocked out by the severe storm.
Fishing column: Author has been up and down the Mississippi and visited many small towns, but this one has special meaning and stories
State investigators are probing complaints against a secretive group that recruited fervent Donald Trump supporters to run as spoiler candidates in key swing districts against Republicans, according to a woman they recruited to run in Iowa's 1st District.
According to the lawsuit, Harvey said his hair was “important to his culture and spirituality" and he offered to address the concerns by trimming his hair, styling it differently, wearing it in a hair wrap or purchasing a different hard hat.
A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed.
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