JayJay Goodvin, known as the The Iowa Gallivant, took his love for pork tenderloins to the next level by eating one in all 99 Iowa counties.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has introduced a bill that, if passed, would restrict students' cell phone use during instructional time. According to the governor’s office, the bill would establish a minimum standard that all Iowa schools would be required to follow by July 1, 2025.
The bill would also change the procedures governing how officers and other city employees are disciplined through cities' civil service commissions.
Iowa Senate Republican lawmakers are once again trying to push forward legislation that would disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the ones created in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
Under a bill advanced by Iowa lawmakers, cities with citizen police review boards would have to disband the commissions, including Iowa City’s. The three-member panel of Iowa Senators advanced the bill,
Law enforcement officials, advocates and grieving families of Iowans killed by distracted drivers packed a Senate committee room Wednesday to again implore lawmakers to ban motorists' handheld use of mobile devices behind the wheel.
A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless.
Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by 2050.
Overnight snow is leaving a light dusting on the roads for morning commuters. It's slowly clearing as nearly 200 plows across Iowa work to clear the interstates. Drivers are still advised to be cautious on less-traveled roads. More covered roads and slick spots in Eastern Iowa are causing multiple crashes closer to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, SCJ's Jared McNett, and QCT's Sarah Watson talk second week legislative updates, a special senate election, and fundraising numbers.
The Kitty Corner Social Club is the latest development coming to the downtown Iowa City corridor this winter. Here is what to expect:
Central Iowa has become a haven for all things fried chicken, especially in sandwich form. Des Moines already has Chick-fil-A, which reopened in West Des Moines after a remodel late last year; Chicken Heat for Nashville hot chicken; Charlotte’s Kitchen with its locations in Johnston and Altoona; and so many more.