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After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
WEBOct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.
DNR proposes new deer hunting restrictions for southwest Iowa
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed changes to antlerless license quotas for 2024. (Courtesy of Iowa DNR) Those counties include Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Shelby. The new restrictions already exist in 17 counties of northwest Iowa, where some have been in place for a decade.
Iowa governor race 2022: Incumbent Reynolds raises 13 times …
WEBJan 19, 2022 · Incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds raised 13 times more than her leading Democratic competitor in 2021. Reynolds raised nearly $3.8 million in 2021 for her re-election bid, her campaign announced.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering individual income tax rate …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, Sen. Dan Dawson, right, and other lawmakers and lobbyists, signed into law on May 1, 2024, a bill that will reduce Iowa’s individual income tax rate in 2025.
ISU students, instructors chase storms across Tornado Alley
WEBJun 21, 2024 · A team of three Iowa State University instructors and 13 students traversed the Midwest for eight days in late May, chasing storms and visiting weather centers and landmarks as part of a course on storm observation. Gallus and Flory had spoken about teaching a class with a storm chasing component for …
Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
WEB6 days ago · Deputy Editor Clark Kauffman has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines Register and the Quad-City Times. He has won numerous state and national awards for reporting and editorial writing. His 2004 series on prosecutorial misconduct in Iowa was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs $100 million property tax cut into law
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Just hours after the Iowa House and Senate gaveled out for the last time in 2023, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the property tax agreement GOP legislative leaders promised in January. Reynolds said the plan, which lawmakers estimated would save taxpayers $100 million, was just a start. “But even more important than what it accomplishes ...
Four Iowa care facilities added to federal watchlist of nursing homes
WEBNov 29, 2023 · The four Iowa homes added to the list since July are: Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff; Harmony West Des Moines; the Ivy at Davenport; and Westwood Specialty Care in Sioux City. The four join six other Iowa facilities long considered eligible for special-focus status and increased oversight by regulators: Aspire of Gowrie, which ...
Billion-dollar Iowa business tied to pandemic relief is accused of …
WEBJan 4, 2024 · A Des Moines business that generated $1 billion in revenue helping companies collect pandemic-related tax credits threw lavish parties for executives before laying off half its workforce in violation of federal law, a lawsuit claims.