State/Local News

Iowans have made this a very boozy pandemic. Cheers. Maybe you saw the reports last month on Iowa alcohol sales during fiscal 2020, which ended June 30. Iowans spent a record $367.3 million on...

The Iowa Judicial Branch has proposed a bill to include non-financial information from Iowans’ tax filings as an additional source list to randomly select jury pools. The current pools are...

IOWA CITY — New Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel has wasted no time diving into his new role and responsibilities. “It’s been very busy,” Kunkel said. “Obviously,...

DES MOINES — Republicans on a Senate subcommittee on Thursday advanced legislation that would reinstate a limited death penalty for Iowans aged 18 or older who are convicted of kidnapping,...

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday named Paul Trombino as director of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Trombino, who had been Reynolds’ chief operating officer...

Each January, Iowans all over the state face a similar dilemma. Our New Year’s resolutions reflect the best of intentions, to make healthier and more mindful decisions during meal...

MARION — Ending a five-year partnership with Iowa BIG, the Linn-Mar Community School District is breaking ties to create its own project-based learning program. Linn-Mar High School’s...

The Edison Electric Institute, which represents all investor-owned utilities in the United States, gave Alliant Energy and ITC Midwest its Emergency Response Award for “for working...

Top Republican legislative leaders in the Iowa House and Senate are powerful politicians. They set the agenda at the Statehouse, play a key role in deciding which bills live or die and have...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man faces a charge of attempted murder after a shooting at a bar and grill. Johnny M. Hill Jr., 30, entered Cedar River Landing, 301 F Ave. NW, on Oct. 2, opened...

Seven months after Iowa Relief closed its medical marijuana manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, the city is poised to get another manufacturer. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Dec. 22...

Iowa City may not be getting a medical marijuana dispensary after all — at least not yet. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced in September it intended to award the Iowa Cannabis...

CEDAR RAPIDS — In 2020, more Iowa National Guard members were deployed overseas than any time during the previous 10 years. However, at the same time, Guard members served on the front lines...

Iowa saw the highest number of continuing claims between Jan. 3 and Jan. 9 since early October. The state’s continuing claims jumped from 43,165 to 49,451, the largest single-week increase...

In her Condition of the State speech Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds hit on Iowa’s accomplishments and challenges in 2020 and highlighted her goals for 2021. The Fact Checker team examined...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as a bipartisan House majority Wednesday voted to charge him with inciting insurrection by his...

Discussion during the inaugural meeting of the Iowa House Information Technology Committee — formed to address technology issues in Iowa — was limited because the members attending...

The Iowa Transportation Commission on Wednesday awarded $4.45 million in funds to three projects, with a Cedar Rapids street project getting a lion’s share of the funding. The commission...

The 2021 Iowa Legislature convened this week during a dark moment in American history. COVID-19, which cut last year’s Iowa legislative session short, continues to infect and kill Iowans,...

Linn County’s new marijuana diversion program is an imperfect plan, but it’s marked improvement over the status quo. Iowa is among a shrinking class of states that still threatens jail...