If Pascual Pedro, a 20-year-old man who lived in West Liberty for seven years before he was deported at the beginning of July, could speak directly with elected officials in Iowa, all he would ask them for is a chance, he said from Guatemala Wednesday.
Five new security cameras have been installed in downtown Cedar Rapids as part of the city’s public safety camera system. They aren’t yet fully operational, but are anticipated to go live by the end of the week.
Agri Star Meat and Poultry and NEW Co-op have both agreed to pay $50,000 settlements for water contamination violations
A state audit the University of Iowa requested based on suspicions against one of its business-owning doctors in the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology has turned up more than $300,000 in improper or unsupported spending.
Gov. Kim Reynolds late Tuesday condemned a video she saw on Fox News depicting a University of Iowa employee “who blatantly admits to defying DEI restrictions I signed into law on May 9, 2024.”
More than 200 workers at an Ottumwa meatpacking plan were notified this month by their employer that their work visas have been revoked, and now face potential deportation, according to a union official.
Iowa’s only jazz radio station continues into its 50th year of broadcasting jazz for Eastern Iowans
Also in the notebook, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird objects to a settlement in a lawsuit against the retail brokerage Charles Schwab
Northeast Iowa bar and restaurant owners say they’re hopeful provisions exempting tips and overtime from federal income tax will make the businesses more attractive to potential employees, aiding recruitment and retention.
Chants to “Bring back Pascual,” and “Let Noel go,” rang out through the heat Tuesday afternoon as Eastern Iowa community members marched toward the U.S. District Court building in Cedar Rapids to protest the deportation of West Liberty resident Pascual Pedro earlier this month and the detention of Muscatine resident Noel Lopez.
One year after an Iowa law banning most abortions in the state went into effect, Republicans are celebrating the legislation’s impact, while Democrats warn the restrictions will continue to limit reproductive health care across the state.
A former investment officer with the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System alleges he was wrongly fired after reporting the state’s pension system was routinely overstating its performance, concealing certain expenses and understating its investment risk.
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