A former University of Northern Iowa student faces charges of threatening a dean and her husband and threatening to shoot a university staff member.
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A former University of Northern Iowa student faces charges of threatening a dean and her husband and threatening to shoot a university staff member.
An eastern Iowa mobile home park has failed for more than a year to ensure its drinking water is safe, and state regulators recently ordered it to provide bottled water to its residents.
Mélisse Brunet’s lawsuit, filed in Polk County District Court, alleges gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and unequal pay violations of the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Organ and tissue donations have been increasing across Iowa and nationwide. In 2023, 123 people in Iowa donated 350 organs, and 1,027 people donated tissue, according to a news release from the Iowa Donor Network. Each tissue donation benefits between 50 and 300 people.
A Brown University analysis sifted through 23,000 lobbying records to track groups’ roles in shaping legislation, their success and their relationships to each other.
After voters defeated bond in 2023, the Cedar Rapids school board may try a new plan in 2025.
Landowners and environmentalists staged a die-in Thursday at the Iowa Capitol as part of rally urging lawmakers to pass legislation to address growing concerns about safety and the use of eminent domain for proposed carbon capture pipelines.
A 17-year-old was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting and injuring another man, who didn’t know him, in 2022. Police identified the teen through witnesses and surveillance video.
State ag officials, Iowa DNR propose revisions to Iowa Code, emphasizing soil health
In her Condition of the State address in January, Reynolds said there is “little coordination” between the differing districts now, causing problems for Iowans seeking treatment for both. “Over 25 percent of adults with serious mental health challenges also suffer from substance use,” she told lawmakers.
In Cedar Rapids’ search for a new police chief, some residents say they’re looking for a respected leader who focuses on community policing and trust. The four candidates met the community on Wednesday.
The proposed state law come after a similar proposal in Pella was defeated by a public vote in November.
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