Iowa House Ethics chair calls complaint ‘vendetta’ over speeding ticket
The Iowa House Ethics Committee has unanimously dismissed a complaint against two state representatives who are also state troopers. Cameron Stotz of Waukee filed the complaint, alleging it was a […]
Restored Grant Wood mural to be unveiled at Sioux City Art Center event
The Sioux City Art Center is planning to show off the newly restored Grant Wood Corn Room Mural at its spring fundraiser. Center director Todd Behrens says it will be […]
Iowa Senate passes two gun-related bills
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would let Iowans who are legally allowed to carry firearms have guns in their locked vehicles in state, county and city parking […]
After public outcry, Coralville is switching off its license plate cameras
Coralville leaders have voted to end the city’s contract for automated license plate readers, after months of residents asking for the cameras to be removed. City council members had previously […]
Iowans may need to cancel, change travel plans to Mexico
Iowans who are vacationing in some areas of Mexico are being told to stay indoors due to drug cartel-related violence, while many flights to and from Mexico are being cancelled […]
Red Oak man charged in blast near house of worship
Police in the southwest Iowa arrested a man late Tuesday after an explosive device detonated near a church. Authorities say 42-year-old Matthew David Sloan, of Red Oak, was arrested following […]
Cass County house fire claims a life
One person died in a house fire early Tuesday in southwest Iowa. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the fire at a residence east of Griswold was reported just after […]
Iowa House votes for 5-year tuition freeze at UI, ISU, UNI
A bill that would freeze undergraduate tuition at Iowa’s three public universities for five years has won overwhelming approval in the Iowa House. The tuition rate set for this fall […]
Bill sets preference for Iowa residents’ admission to UI School of Nursing
The Iowa House has passed a bill that would require at least 70% of the University of Iowa’s nursing students to be Iowa high school graduates. Representative Timi Brown-Powers, a […]
Supreme Court issues 4-3 ruling in Dubuque underage alcohol case
The Iowa Supreme Court issued a split ruling in an eastern Iowa case involving alcohol sales to minors. Two minors were able to buy alcohol at Beecher Liquor in Dubuque […]