State/Local News

IOWA CITY — Although University of Iowa Athletics on Monday reversed its decision to eliminate women’s swimming and diving after this season — following a court order requiring...

DES MOINES — Iowa health officials have modified a decision they made last week to withhold COVID-19 vaccines from some counties that were reported as not having used up to 80 percent of their...

Dr. Andrew Jay Hankins is retired now. He lives in the Detroit area, but for four years, from 1961 to 1964, he lived in Iowa City while he attended the University of Iowa on a basketball...

Addressing Republican notions that Iowa’s public universities are liberal-leaning, more often promote Democratic views and recently have quashed conservative voices, lawmakers are pursuing a...

State Democratic lawmakers plan to push forward a bipartisan proposal to reform Iowa’s election recount process in the wake of issues that arose in Iowa’s historically close U.S. House...

SERGEANT BLUFF — As he formally jumped into the race for the U.S. Senate seat Monday, Jim Carlin cited his career as a soldier, trial lawyer and state senator in which he repeatedly fought...

DES MOINES — A five-member Senate Commerce panel on Monday advanced the “foundation” language — but no funding — for Gov. Kim Reynolds’ priority $450 million...

If Orlando Barragan of Iowa City hadn’t wanted to study ballet, his parents — instructors Sarah and Eloy Barragan — would have been fine with that. He still would have grown up...

As parts of the Corridor endured their fifth day in a row of high temperatures at or below zero, the state’s largest utilities asked customers Monday to reduce their use of natural gas because...

MARION — A large mixed-use development in east Marion, formerly known as Squaw Creek Crossing, has changed its name. The development, now known as East Town Crossing, follows efforts to remove...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County announced Monday that it is seeking public input on climate change and action. A survey, available on the county website, is designed to understand how residents...

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is fully reinstating its women’s swimming and diving team after a federal judge in December found athletes had a “fair chance” of...

DES MOINES — Majority Republicans in the Iowa Senate indicated Monday they would like to take another run at requiring Iowans who are receiving public assistance benefits to undergo more...

MARION — As Iowans face freezing temperatures this week, the Marion Chamber of Commerce is planning for the warmer months ahead. The Uptown Marion Market, held in the summer and fall, now is...

Continuing fallout from an Iowa State University syllabus last fall barring students from choosing paper or project topics opposing things like gay marriage, abortion, and Black Lives Matter,...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids school board Monday voted to appoint a new member to fill the seat left vacant by Gary Anhalt, who died unexpectedly this month. The appointed board member...

DES MOINES — Rep. Dustin Hite says he usually knows where he stands on a bill after reading it. However, after reading House File 377 and hearing nearly an hour of sometimes emotional comments...

After years of planning, research and testing, conservation officers and park rangers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have been outfitted with a body-worn camera and trained how to use...

Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing with during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines: There is a lot of demand for...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A spate of fires set by tossing Molotov cocktails and intentionally setting piles of derecho debris ablaze led to a spike last year in arsons — a crime that’s...