Lack of action against a western Iowa school employee sparks outrage
Parents were upset after a meeting of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education was canceled at the last minute and no action was taken on the resignation of the […]
Governor’s bill requires Iowa schools to report actions to combat antisemitism
A House subcommittee has advanced the governor’s proposal to require annual reports from Iowa’s public school districts, community colleges and state-supported universities about how each complaint or incident of antisemitism […]
Bill would end Iowa vaccine requirements for K-12 students
The Iowa House Education Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate all vaccination requirements for students in Iowa’s public K-12 schools. Under current law, parents must provide the school […]
DCI investigating after Marion police say man with a machete shot and killed
Marion police say a teen who came at officers with a machete Wednesday was shot by an officer and later died at the hospital. Information from police says officers were […]
Senator Grassley discusses alleged fraud in Minnesota
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley talked about the alleged fraud in Minnesota today during a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley, a Republican, says what happened in Minnesota involves billions […]
New push for Iowans to learn CPR and help save lives
Heart disease is the number-one killer in Iowa, claiming more than 7,000 lives each year. Cara Whipple, spokeswoman for the Iowa chapter of the American Heart Association, is urging Iowans […]
Bill would tax carbon flowing through proposed Iowa pipeline
A bill that would tax the liquid carbon dioxide flowing through a proposed pipeline has cleared an Iowa Senate committee, although lawmakers who advanced the bill say they’ll work “on […]
House bill would set tuition guarantee for UI, ISU, UNI students
A bill ready for debate in an Iowa House committee would direct the state universities to adopt a new tuition policy. Iowa residents who enter the University of Iowa, Iowa […]
Bill would ban greyhound race simulcasts at Iowa casinos
A bill that would ban simulcasts of greyhound races for gamblers at Iowa casinos has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate and House. Iowa ended live greyhound racing in […]
Ever heard of a snow drought? Iowa’s apparently in one now
Iowa’s in the midst of a what’s called a snow drought, according to the state climatologist. While we had three weekends in a row of heavy snows starting right after […]