by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 25, 2024 | Politics & Government
The Spencer City Council is promising to provide $50,000 in matching funds if a developer planning to restore fire-damaged structures in downtown Spencer gets a state grant for the project. “It’s kind of nice to see someone take on a task like this of...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 22, 2024 | Business, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax incentives today for a proposed Google data center in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids leaders say this is the largest economic development project in the history of the city with a total investment estimated...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 22, 2024 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News
A report by the State Ombudsman’s Office found that some county jails were not following Iowa law by taking money directly out of inmate commissary accounts for medical care. Ombudsman Bernardo Granwehr says Iowa law requires jails to go through the courts to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 19, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News
An Iowa State University criminologist is the author of a new book that examines more than 100 cold cases that were resolved using DNA evidence. Matt DeLisi says he collected information on the cold cases as part of his overall work and then decided to zero in on...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 19, 2024 | Education, News
A northwest Iowa school district is working to change extracurricular policies after a hazing controversy involving the wrestling team that parents say targeted seven freshmen. Police investigated after a video on social media showed a wrestler from Hinton High School...