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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 we offer we are showing anything from ..read more
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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 pass the Iowa Senate. “I think in the past we’ve looked at ..read more
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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 arbitration in a construction dispute so they could gain early access to the Children’s ..read more
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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. Representative Taylor Collins of Mediapolis said ..read more
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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 much of the weekend, water levels ..read more
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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, in an effort to reduce noise in urban settings. Senator Tom Shipley of Nodaway said ..read more
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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 effort includes changing the DEI office. “It will be called the Division of Access Opportunity ..read more
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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 found Wednesday in a farm field near the area where his abandoned ..read more
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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 to the taxpayer” that millions of dollars in military spending is being so blatantly ..read more
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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 conference broadcast by KTIV TV ..read more