Waterloo’s Grout Museum District is preparing to demolish its former science center this summer, after closing the so-called Bluedorn Imaginarium last October. The move stems from funding uncertainty. District director Margaret Moye says a law passed by the Iowa legislature in 2023 is ending the museum’s tax levy. “That levy became 44% of the budget, […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






