About 65 percent of the state is currently experiencing abnormal dryness, up 22 percent from last week, according to data from Thursday’s update of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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About 65 percent of the state is currently experiencing abnormal dryness, up 22 percent from last week, according to data from Thursday’s update of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The injuries to the individual are not life-threatening, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: The Iowa Department of Transportation appropriated $10 million for various public transit projects across the state,
Following a pre-pandemic enrollment slide that COVID aggravated in 2020 and 2021 -- amid larger long-term fears of a looming high school-graduate “cliff” -- all three of Iowa’s public universities this fall are reporting student body increases.
Victim in Iowa City accident not yet identified
The first of several expected lawsuits have been filed in state and federal court to overrule state regulators who agreed to issue a pipeline permit to Summit Carbon Solutions.
A week after he was fired from his post as executive director of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Guillermo Morales has begun a write-in campaign for a seat on the Board of Supervisors.
Voters approve a 1 percent local option sales tax
The Libertarian candidates for U.S. House in Iowa had challenged a state panel’s ruling that disqualified them for this fall’s election because they failed to follow nominating procedures required in state law
A Central City motorcyclist who was severely injured last month after crashing into a deer has died from his injuries, according to an updated news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
The 18 individuals were indicted on 50 charges of bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. The scheme resulted in a $2.1 million loss for 12 businesses and 14 banks and credit unions doing business in Iowa.
A dog became trapped in a vault in a vacant Cedar Rapids building Wednesday. Firefighters and the city’s sewer department were called in to use a jackhammer and air compressor to breach the door and free the dog.
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