A Tennessee man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he drove to Iowa to sexually assault a girl. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says it learned last October that 22-year-old Reuben Justice of Chattanooga, Tennessee, communicated online with a female minor from Iowa under the age of 13. Justice allegedly drove 10-11 hours from […] View Full Story
Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for governor, has suggested Iowa should legalize recreational marijuana and adopt the same kind of regulations imposed on alcohol. Sand described the limitations he’d seek during a town hall in Dallas County this week. “Now when I say: ‘Treat it like alcohol,’ I literally mean treat it like alcohol, so […] View Full Story
The Board of Regents has approved a new center at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls that will be named after Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and his wife. UNI president Mark Nook says the center has been in the works for several years. “This is a request to really honor his commitment and […] View Full Story
The University of Iowa is taking steps toward creating a new institute devoted to developing cancer-fighting drugs. The institute, abbreviated as CANDID, would focus on accelerating new drug development from the lab to early clinical trials. Kevin Kregel, the UI’s executive vice president and provost, says it would be a partnership between the pharmacy school […] View Full Story
The University of Iowa has received approval to move ahead with five construction projects, including the renovation or replacement of the Memorial Union parking ramp. UI vice president Rod Lehnertz says the ramp was built in 1964 and the design is outdated. “With a spiral entrance and dead ends on each floor, we often jest […] View Full Story
The latest Iowa Drought Monitor shows about 15% of Iowa is abnormally dry or experiencing some level of drought conditions, a big drop from a year ago. Last year at this time a quarter of the state was considered to be in a drought or abnormally dry. This week’s Drought Monitor report shows about 7% […] View Full Story
This Saturday, September 19, would become National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day under a resolution being co-sponsored by two of Iowa’s representatives in Washington. Senator Chuck Grassley said the day is needed to raise awareness of treatable conditions that lead to stillbirths. “Unfortunately, one out of every 183 births still tragically result in a stillbirth,” […] View Full Story
The Rural Mainstreet Index Creighton University calculates after surveying rural bankers in Iowa and nine other Midwest states has dropped for the fourth time in the past six months. Iowa’s index was in negative territory in August and it has dropped another point-and-a-half this month. “We asked the bankers about the number one cost factor […] View Full Story
A research project at the University of Iowa is offering private well owners in six counties free arsenic testing kits to see if there is a need to offer the kits in all 99 counties. UI professor David Cwiertny helps lead the Iowa Integrated Network for Science, Information and Geospatial Health Tracking, or INSIGHT, which […] View Full Story
Thousands of bells will ring across Iowa today in commemoration of the U.S. Constitution being signed on this date 239 years ago. Susan Klein, a member of the Abigail Adams Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, says there will be a short program at Old Main Bell Tower at Drake University in Des […] View Full Story
