November 25, 2024

Governor Kim Reynolds plans to ask the legislature to ban cellphones from classrooms in Iowa’s K-through-12 schools. Reynolds mentioned the proposal late last week during an interview at the Washington, D.C. bureau for Gray television stations. “I think that teachers are in favor of it,” Reynolds said, “the parents, once they understand that there’s a […] View Full Story

The Dallas County Auditor has announced the results of a recount in a central Iowa legislative race and the winner is claiming victory, but the second-place finisher has not conceded. Certified results from a dozen days ago showed State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat from West Des Moines, had a 24 vote lead over […] View Full Story

A member of the Arnolds Park City Council and the owner of two prominent businesses in the Iowa Great Lakes region has died. Jim Jensen began racing sailboats on West Lake Okoboji when he was five and started a sailboat business when he was 13. Jensen was a sales manager, and then owner of Okoboji […] View Full Story

Two people were found dead of “apparent gunshot wounds” in a Cedar Rapids suburb on Sunday afternoon. A news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office indicates state and local law enforcement agencies were dispatched to a home in Springville at about 4 p.m. Sunday. Springville, a town of 1100 residents, is about eight miles […] View Full Story