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Students get a look at Air National Guard jobs in Sioux City
High school students got a chance to explore careers with the Iowa National Guard's 185th Air Wing Thursday. Tech Sergeant Adam Allen is one of the guard's recruiters. "They get a chance to come and talk to individuals to do the jobs every day. Everything that we can...
Speaker says House GOP to seek UI, ISU, UNI tuition caps
Speaker Pat Grassley says if Republicans retain control of the Iowa House after the November election, they'll push to limit tuition increases at the three state universities. This spring, House Republicans proposed a 3% cap on future tuition increases, but it did not...
Supreme Court rules in favor of UI in Children’s Hospital construction dispute
The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a multi-million dollar judgment in a dispute involving the construction of the University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Modern Piping was awarded nearly $13 million after alleging the UI wrongly benefited from an injunction to delay...
Law lets police check for minors inside vape shops, tobacco retailers
Starting July 1, police won't have to get a warrant to enter vape shops and stores that sell tobacco products and let customers use the products in the store. The change is included in a bill that passed the legislature and has been signed into law by the governor....
Singer with ‘Iowa roots’ has dual role in Michael Jackson musical (AUDIO)
A performer who splits his time between New York and L.A. will be back the state he considers home as the new Michael Jackson musical "MJ" makes its Iowa debut next week. Actor, singer and dancer Josh Dawson was born in Atlanta but moved to Cedar Rapids with his...
Iowa water conditions still not favorable for kayaks, canoes
We're more than a month into spring and the experts say Iowans who are itching to get on the open water with their kayaks and canoes may want to wait a little longer for safety's sake. Iowa DNR conservation officer Nate Carr says with rain expected today and through...
Fines to double for illegally driving through quiet zone railroad crossings
Fines will be increasing for motorists caught ignoring crossing gates and flashing lights and illegally driving across railroad tracks in 21 Iowa locations called "quiet zones." Trains approaching railroad crossings in these zones are not required to sound the horn,...
UI, ISU, UNI presidents detail cuts in DEI programs
The presidents of the three state universities say they're making progress on the directive by the Board of Regents to cut Diversity Equity and Inclusion efforts not necessary for accreditation or compliance. University of Iowa president, Barbara Wilson, says their...
DCI says no foul play suspected in Wall Lake trucker’s death
The Iowa DCI has released preliminary autopsy results on the body discovered in Sac County Wednesday. The autopsy says the State Medical Examiner used dental records to positively identify the body as that of 53-year-old David Schultz of Wall Lake. Schultz's body was...
Iowa housing market movement looks to be back where it was before COVID
The Iowa Association of Realtors report for March shows buyers had more homes to choose from. The Association's statewide housing analyst Les Sulgrove says that's important. "Listing inventory is up about 25% over the same time a year ago in fact you know the first of...
Grassley: Pentagon workers spent millions of pandemic dollars on personal expenses
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is firing new criticism at the Pentagon after an audit found tens of thousands of incidents where government workers inappropriately used federal pandemic dollars for personal expenses. Grassley, a Republican, says it's a "slap in the face...
After missing Iowa trucker’s body found, wife says: ‘Things don’t add up.’
The body of a missing northwest Iowa trucker has been found a mile and a half from where his truck was found abandoned in November. The wife of 53-year-old David Schultz of Wall Lake says she suspects foul play in his death. Sarah Schultz spoke this morning at a news...
