Flanked by cybersecurity and law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Iowa’s top election official said Iowans’ votes in the 2024 primary election — scheduled for next Tuesday — will be counted “accurately and securely.”
The University of Iowa’s longest-serving dean, heading toward retirement after 17 years, now has a successor — with a six-month search landing University of Kentucky research professor Jill M. Kolesar.
The body of a kayaker who went missing over a week ago in Winneshiek County was found Monday afternoon, according to a news release from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office.
Eight tornadoes touched down May 21 in Iowa, the strongest being a tornado packing up to 185 mph wind gusts and carving a 44-mile path from Page to Adair counties and severely damaging Greenfield.
A 13-year-old who died last week in a UTV crash has been identified by the Iowa State Patrol.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about Francis’ comments, which were delivered behind closed doors to Italian bishops on May 20.
Touring display features 6 breeds, including coyotes common in Iowa
The city of Cedar Rapids this summer is piloting its new Block ‘n Roll trailer with neighborhood associations. The community block party trailer aims to bring residents together and activate neighborhoods by making it easier for the groups to hold events.
After water main breaks in April 2023 and January sent chlorinated water into McLoud Run, killing at least 2,000 fish in the urban stream, the city is now considering installing a pressure monitoring system to underground water lines to more quickly identify and stop leaks and breaks.
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks says prosecutors will file about 25 percent fewer felonies in fiscal year 2024, which is the first time violent crimes have declined since post-pandemic spikes. He noted the office also successfully prosecuted eight homicides in the first four months of the year.
One-third of Grinnell College’s campus is now running on renewable energy with a new 9,000-panel solar array, the largest private solar installation in the state.
It’s been repaired, reimagined several times since 1896
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