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DES MOINES — Iowa will withhold COVID-19 vaccine doses next week from five Iowa counties because they did not inoculate enough people, the head of the state’s pandemic response said...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration informed bidders Friday it would not award a contract for an outside vendor to operate a call center to help residents set up...

JOHNSTON — Legislative proposals to bar transgender Iowa students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity appear unlikely to advance in the Iowa House. Republicans in the Iowa...

MARION — They’re down to three finalists. A final ballot has been sent throughout the Marion Independent School District for a new nickname, a successor to “Indians.” The...

Another federal allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, expected to begin reaching the state this week, will offer Iowans another opportunity to access shots at certain retail pharmacies, officials say....

I just can’t even with this Legislature anymore. It’s only been a month, but its fundamental awfulness continues unabated. One would think that with the pandemic emergency now entering...

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in Iowa’s hospitals Friday is the lowest seen in the state since August. According to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health,...

CEDAR RAPIDS — An arbitration decision clearing a Cedar Rapids man, who is a former Florida sheriff’s deputy, of any wrongdoing in 2004 death of a Florida man, will prevent a lawsuit...

On top of other challenges health care systems have faced as Iowa begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, leaders at area hospitals say they are grappling not only with workforce shortages...

A 61-year-old Volga man was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly sexually abused a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing at the beginning of February. According to the criminal...

Editor’s Note: After video last summer captured the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests for social justice reverberated across the country, including in the...

Editor’s Note: After video last summer captured the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests for social justice reverberated across the country, including in the...

Editor’s Note: After video last summer captured the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests for social justice reverberated across the country, including in the...

Editor’s Note: After video last summer captured the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests for social justice reverberated across the country, including in the...

IOWA CITY — Just days away from its soft opening, the GuideLink Center drew praise Thursday from Gov. Kim Reynolds for the collaboration that made it and its integration of mental health and...

IOWA CITY — Growing up the son of a professor in post-World War II Poland, Witold Krajewski never imagined he’d spend most of his adult life in America — let alone Iowa —...

The study of history should involve gathering knowledge from a broad range of perspectives. The New York Times’ 1619 Project offers a bold new perspective on American history, placing Black...

As far as I can remember, there was only one year in my public school education when we recited the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. I can’t tell you much about what I learned in Mrs....

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city is looking to residents for input on repurposing Jones Golf Course, a flood-prone venue in the southwest quadrant that had long been a drag on revenue in the...

Iowa manufacturers who do not adapt quickly to the changing manufacturing environment could lose their “competitive edge,” according to a 120-page report commissioned by Iowa Economic...