Tag: Iowa state government

Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will...

Prosecutor rejects new defense info in Mollie Tibbetts case

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prosecutor rejected defense claims Thursday that the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts could be connected...

New information jolts case in Iowa college student’s slaying

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors in May dismissed a defendant’s testimony that he was framed by two masked men for the kidnapping and killing...

Records: Iowa troopers going to border at ‘no cost to Texas’

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Agreements released Monday show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at “no cost to Texas”...

Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in...

Iowa court: State may block abortion provider sex education

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's high court said Wednesday that the state may refuse to allow Planned Parenthood to conduct sex education programs funded...

Gun deaths rising in Iowa as new law removes handgun permits

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people...

Priests cannot be charged for old abuse despite new Iowa law

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roman Catholic priests who victimized Iowa children decades ago cannot be prosecuted despite a new law eliminating the statute of...

Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in...

Iowa court blocks mandatory waiting period for abortion

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An Iowa judge blocked a state law that would have imposed a 24-hour waiting period before women could get abortions, likely setting up a...