Also, Attorney General reminds Iowans of school safety law
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Also, Attorney General reminds Iowans of school safety law
A dead man who was found on the University of Iowa campus last week has been identified as Gabriel Moliter, 44, of Iowa City, according to a news release from the university.
Bruce Rastetter, the influential co-founder of Summit Carbon Solutions, should be subpoenaed to testify to Iowa regulators in support of his company’s carbon dioxide pipeline proposal, according to a motion from an opponent of the project.
A Johnson County magistrate ruled a North Liberty teen driving a sports utility vehicle who hit a jogger in a marked Iowa City crosswalk is guilty of failure to yield to a pedestrian, a simple misdemeanor. The teen faces a fine up to $1,000, a driver's license suspension of up to 180 days or both, according to police.
Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.
Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighborhoods.
Award recognizes six teachers whose passion motivates their students to develop a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Under revisions to proposed procedures for the historic sale of Mercy Iowa City, the 150-year-old community hospital might not remain a health care facility, might not go for $20 million, won’t give the University of Iowa the “bid protections” it once offered, and won’t complete the sale this month.
WMT was first on air, followed by KCRG and KWWL, all in 1953
The lawsuit over Alissa Van Sloten’s 2021 appointment as city clerk by the Cedar Rapids City Council is one of several lawsuits Bob Teig, of Cedar Rapids, has filed against city officials.
Even when it’s 100 degrees out, some Cedar Rapids employees are thinking about winter. Snow plow inspections and maintenance started in the city at the end of August. That coincided with an invitation to Cedar Rapids schools and community groups to decorate the plows with paint.
A coalition of environmental groups is seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its regulation of large livestock operations that release pollutants into waterways.
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