Iowa City rally calls for ICE to release mother of four
An Iowa City woman who’s being held at a detention center in Louisiana faces deportation next week to Sierra Leone, a country where she has never lived. Fatou Traore, an […]
Central Iowa teen arrested for murder of infant
A 19-year-old Marshalltown man is jailed in connection with a baby’s death in August. Marshalltown police were notified of a suspicious infant death at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown ER on August […]
Lahn says Iowa ‘can’t say no’ to steel mill project
Zach Lahn, the Republican running for governor, says Governor Reynolds has “done a great job” negotiating to have a steel plant built in southeast Iowa. “I think anytime you’re looking […]
Sand says more details about steel mill deal are needed
Rob Sand, the Democrat running for governor, says he needs to see “a lot more details” before he can say whether he supports the state incentives Governor Reynolds is recommending […]
Turek suggests state fuel tax break be part of special legislative session
Josh Turek, the Democrat who’s running for the U.S. Senate, says he’d like to see lawmakers consider a temporary suspension of Iowa’s fuel taxes when the state legislature convenes Friday […]
Iowa Lottery moving its headquarters to the Hoover Building
Department of Revenue director Mary Mosiman announced at the Lottery Commission meeting today that the Iowa Lottery headquarters is moving from Clive to the state capitol complex. “The Department of […]
Grassley: Bill overhauling college athletics will score for Iowa’s smaller schools
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the Protect College Sports Act that passed the Senate on Monday should have far-reaching benefits for his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa, and […]
Iowa Association of Business and Industry members have postive outlook on the economy
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) president Nicole Crain says 63% of members still plan to make capital expenditures in the fourth quarter. “We’ve seen that number this year […]
22-mile segment of Maquoketa River earns Iowa Water Trail designation
A stretch of the Maquoketa River in northeast Iowa’s Delaware County is being designated as the newest of the state’s three-dozen-plus Water Trails, which now extend more than 1,500 miles. […]
Grassley critical of subpoenas for Trump campaign donations
Senator Chuck Grassley says former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Trump engaged in “government overreach” and collected financial information about Trump campaign donors, including 42 checks from Iowans. […]