DES MOINES — Iowa’s judicial branch was center stage Tuesday as state lawmakers continued their push to adjournment for the 2022 legislative session.
DES MOINES — Workers ages 16 and 17 will be allowed to operate pizza dough rollers under legislation signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, said he was “99.9% sure” there would be no one-year moratorium on the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects passed this session.
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to divert about $55 million from public schools to private school scholarships will not pass in the Iowa House because of a lack of Republican support. The plan called for taxpayer-funded scholarships for up to 10,000 students …
Rick Stewart, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Iowa governor, has paused his campaign after being arrested while protesting recently in Arlington, Va.
DES MOINES — In a maneuver rarely seen in Iowa politics, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday endorsed the opponent of a sitting state legislator and fellow Republican.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican from Iowa, condemned the shooting, which authorities say was motivated by hateful ideology. Grassley said he'd push for a piece of legislation he sponsors that would add training for identifying warning signs in teenagers and get them help. Grassley said the a…
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to divert about $55 million from public schools to private school scholarships will not pass in the Iowa House because of a lack of Republican support. The plan called for taxpayer-funded scholarships for up to 10,000 students …
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — The iconic Lady of the Lake has given passengers an old-American tour of Clear Lake for 35 years now, and Scott Monson is celebrating six years as her owner.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Downtown Iowa City has become a hotspot for expensive multi-story residential buildings largely marketed toward students attending the University of Iowa.
TIFFIN, Iowa (AP) — Clear Creek Amana seventh-grader Emma Staebler said she has never eaten an orange bell pepper, but she planted one this week in the school’s new outdoor classroom.
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Students are once again attending class in the 1873 Forest Grove School in Bettendorf.
Siemens Gamesa wind-energy plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will close down while the company waits for new orders. Officials with the company announced Friday that most employees at the two plants will be laid off. The blade manufacturing plant in Iowa will close in Jun…
Rick Stewart, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Iowa governor, has paused his campaign after being arrested while protesting recently in Arlington, Va.
DES MOINES — In a maneuver rarely seen in Iowa politics, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday endorsed the opponent of a sitting state legislator and fellow Republican.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican from Iowa, condemned the shooting, which authorities say was motivated by hateful ideology. Grassley said he'd push for a piece of legislation he sponsors that would add training for identifying warning signs in teenagers and get them help. Grassley said the a…
An Iowa dog breeder who admitted killing some of his unwanted dogs with stomach injections and then leaving them alone in their cages to die is among the Iowans listed in the Humane Society of the United States’ annual list of the nation’s 100 worst dog breeders.
Police in suburban Des Moines are investigating the shooting death of a 4-year-old girl. The Ankeny Police Department says in a news release that officers were called Monday morning to a home for a report of the shooting. Officers and fire department paramedics arrived at the home and found …
A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year. The jury on Monday also convicted 42-year-old Michael Lang of attempted murder and assaulting a police officer for his actions on April 9, 2021, that killed patrol Sgt. Jim Smit…
Des Moines Register. May 15, 2022.
DES MOINES — A new state law that prohibits Iowa schools from requiring all students or staff to wear face masks can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Monday lifted a temporary injunction.
The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built in Reno-Sparks in more than a quarter century. Circa Sports secured a deal with Legends Bay Casino owner Olympia Gam…
BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — Erin Sprank plucked a brown egg from the carton in the center of the table in front of her and began carefully examining its shell.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After native plants hit the Iowa City soil in 2020, Andrew Forbes was one of many people there to watch in awe as insects came to check them out.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Raising a girl is hard.