The board that governs regional mental health and disability services advocated for spending down a nearly $9.2 million surplus before the end of the budget year in June by boosting support for underfunded services within its nine-county area.
With flood waters approaching 2008 levels, Eastern Iowans were feeling traumatized by the thought of another historic flood coming. But volunteers, city workers, an incredible amount of sandbags, and lessons learned from the prior flood helped to lessen the blow.
Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas.
Transportation secretary stopped at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Thursday to highlight federal investments he said will make for a better passenger experience and support job growth.
Time has passed quickly, but it will soon be the 15th anniversary of the flood that changed Cedar Rapids and other parts of Eastern Iowa forever.
Also, Nikki Haley and Mike Pence will participate in CNN town halls that will be broadcast live from Iowa
South Carolina Republican announced presidential bid this week
Nancy Bird, the former executive director of the Iowa City Downtown District, is set to lead the newly merged Iowa City Area Development and Business Partnership as they finalize their merger by July 1.
Iowa’s Republican politicians call it a win for farmers, but environmental groups raise alarms about water quality and flooding.
See photos from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said Timothy Rush “recklessly” fired his gun into the crowd at Taboo last year as a reaction to Dimione Walker firing multiple fatal shots at Michael Valentine on April 10, 2022.
A Coralville man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after a gun he had brought to the bar was used in a fatal shooting outside the H-Bar in October, according to the Iowa City Police Department.
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