The 23-year-old driver and a 29-year-old passenger were killed. Three people in the other vehicle were transported to a hospital.
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The 23-year-old driver and a 29-year-old passenger were killed. Three people in the other vehicle were transported to a hospital.
The animal welfare law, just upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, will cost the pork industry millions and drive up prices nationally, opponents say.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors signaled preliminary interest in having the developer of the Dows Farm “agri-community” site buy and take over management of the farm elements of the property.
Iowa City Transit recommends the city launch a two-year zero fare pilot program, which city staff says will improve the experience for riders and drivers, remove barriers and increase transit ridership. Fares are now $1.
Winning For Women, a conservative political action committee dedicated to electing women to public office, released its first round of endorsements in 2024 competitive U.S. House seats Wednesday.
Beyond fiscal 2024, permanent funding will need to be identified for the Sustainability Department role aimed at boosting disaster resiliency. But the supervisors’ decision ends months of uncertainty over how to fund the role after they barred the use of ARPA dollars to pilot the position.
Camp Courageous will feature over 400 show and vintage vehicles, motorcyles and trucks on display at its 36th annual car show on Sunday. The event also will have food, music, crafts, zip line and train rides and a silent and live auction.
As the University of Iowa searches for new leadership atop its sprawling health care enterprise, growing network of hospitals and clinics, and highly-ranked college of medicine, administrators want a partner to help them assess “fair market valuation” of a “wide range of health care settings and assets.”
Democrats argue Republicans are intentionally underfunding education in Iowa, noting the state has a nearly $2 billion general fund budget surplus, full cash reserves and a Taxpayer Relief Fund projected to total nearly $3.4 billion by the end of next fiscal year.
Surrounded by state and local law enforcement Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that enhances penalties for distributing fentanyl. On the same day, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced plans to introduce a bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Defense to take stronger action against fentanyl trafficking.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 513 into law Tuesday, moving motor vehicle enforcement duties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety.
Northeast Iowa’s 166-year-old Upper Iowa University is cutting 37 positions and closing seven of its more than 20 regional education centers due to dropping enrollment, shifting student needs, and headwinds facing all of higher education.
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