by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2018 | Education, News
Friday marks the birthday of famed childrens’ author Dr. Seuss, so schools across Iowa and nationwide are holding events all this week to celebrate literacy. Jaimi Bird, a speech language pathologist in central Iowa, says students in her learning center’s...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 28, 2018 | Business, Education, News, Politics & Government
The presidents of Iowa’s community colleges and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry have signed an agreement to “catalogue” the hands-on workplace training that’s available for students. “Such as job shadowing, apprenticeships,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 28, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds today said she is “pulling all state agencies together” to review school safety measures. “We’re going to go through and look at what we’re doing, how we’re coordinating, how we’re communicating,...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2018 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
More people have died in traffic crashes in Iowa through the first two months of this year compared to the same period last year. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Nate Ludwig says there were 25 traffic fatalities in January and at least 23 this month. “Forty-eight...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
Activists plan to hold what they call a “respectful, peaceful law-abiding funeral vigil” for victims of gun violence outside Senator Chuck Grassley’s office in Des Moines at 1 PM today. The group claims Grassley has gotten $220,000 from the National...