Union spokesman critical of visa handling for Ottumwa JBS workers
Some 200 workers at the JBS pork processing plant in Ottumwa had their work visas revoked by the Trump administration and are facing possible deportation. A spokesperson for the local […]
Regent questions process used to set budgets for Iowa’s state universities
The Board of Regents approved the budgets for the three state universities at its meeting Wednesday after a lengthy discussion on the budget process. Regent Christine Hensley says she was […]
Grassley ‘offended’ by Trump critique of Senate’s ‘blue slip’ process
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is expressing frustration over one of President Trump’s social media posts. Trump said a tradition in the senate is keeping him from nominating “Highly Qualified” judges […]
UI rolls out new tool to help kids learn to write in cursive
Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free tool to […]
Osage sock factory to shut down this fall, 105 jobs lost
A long-time manufacturer of socks in northern Iowa will be closing later this year. According to the Iowa Workforce Development’s Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification website, Fox River Mills is […]
Iowa A.G. reaches settlement over 5th largest fish kill recorded in Iowa
Iowa’s attorney general has reached a settlement with a southwest Iowa business for a fertilizer spill that killed hundreds of thousands of fish. The spill originated at NEW Cooperative in […]
Community building National Night Out events to be held in 46 Iowa cities
Some four dozen Iowa communities will observe National Night Out next week — with most cities holding events on Tuesday evening. Some cities will offer snacks or hold ice cream […]
Iowa Attorney General investigating UI staffer’s DEI comments
Iowa’s attorney general is investigating comments a University of Iowa employee made in an undercover video about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programming on campus. Governor Reynolds asked for the investigation […]
Monday night’s cross-Iowa storm now designated as a derecho
The experts now say the powerful storm that rolled over Iowa Monday night and into Tuesday was a derecho, an exceptionally long-lasting and damaging wind storm, which some call a […]
Iowa City should remain ‘City of Literature’ as U.S. leaves UN group
The leader of an Iowa City nonprofit does -not- expect any local impact as President Trump has ordered the United States to again pull out of the United Nations Educational, […]