Iowa gets $1.48 billion in federal coronavirus aid
May 11, 2021
Iowa will get $1.48 billion in aid under the federal government’s plan to help states hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new numbers released Monday (5/10). The U.S. Treasury Department announced a state-by-state funding…
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Iowa House approves bill removing time limit in sexual abuse cases
May 10, 2021
The Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that immediately removes the time limit for filing criminal charges against people accused of sexually abusing a child. During House debate Friday (5/7), Representative Cherielynn…
House speaker says process working, but no deal yet on tax plan
May 07, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON House Speaker Pat Grassley says the stalemate among Republicans over state tax policy is the way the legislative process should work. “Iowans, if they thought we just came down here and we…
Iowa pushing pop-up COVID vaccine clinics
May 06, 2021
As interest in the coronavirus vaccine continues to lag, Iowa public health officials are trying to make it easier to get a shot. Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (5/5) that a bus will be set…
Reynolds says she would ban transgenders from playing in girls sports
May 06, 2021
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (5/5) she would sign a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. When asked about the issue at a news conference, Reynolds repeatedly called it a fairness…
Sex offender charged with murder in death of 10 year old girl
May 06, 2021
A registered sex offender kidnapped and shot to death a 10-year-old Iowa girl, his son’s half sister, while the two kids were staying overnight with him last summer, a prosecutor said Wednesday (5/5). Authorities announced…
Biden’s EPA administrator says RFS levels coming ASAP
May 05, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spent much of Tuesday in Iowa. It’s the first solo trip Administrator Michael Regan has taken since he was sworn into office. Regan toured…
Farmers made big planting progress last week
May 04, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON Dry conditions allowed farmers to spend a lot of on the tractor last week. The new U.S.D.A. crop report shows nearly half of the state corn crop was planted in the last week…
State Auditor wins Supreme Court ruling in University of Iowa case
May 03, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON The Iowa Supreme Court has sided with the State Auditor in a subpoena request from the University of Iowa. State Auditor Rob Sand sought information from the U-I on its plan to lease…
Man charged with threatening Governor cites free speech
Apr 30, 2021
An Iowa man charged with leaving a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be “hung for treason” defended his comments Thursday as free speech, saying he was expressing opposition to COVID-19 restrictions. Harvey…