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Iowa City School Board expected to finalize new cell phone policy in October
New limits on cell phone use at Iowa City schools are in the works, though a final decision may not come until October. In the Iowa City Community School Board's final meeting before the start of the 2024-2-25 school year, directors discussed the use of cell phones and other electronic devices during the school day. The work session was an extension of discussions that began in the Iowa Legislature in January. ...
New Restaurant Moving into Coveted Downtown Cedar Rapids Spot
It looks like a new restaurant is moving into Downtown Cedar Rapids, right on the heels of some major business closures. In mid-July, news came out that the restaurant Barrel House would be closing its Cedar Rapids location for good. Located at 102 2nd St SE, the eatery opened in...
Owen Grover & Caitlin Clark Get Huge Honor
University of Iowa women’s basketball point guard Caitlin Clark, Gannon University women’s basketball post player Samantha Pirosko, Wartburg College football linebacker Owen Grover, and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis women’s basketball point guard Grace Beyer have been named the 2023-24 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA, respectively, as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
One Month Left to Claim $500,000 Prize for Iowa Lottery Ticket Sold in North Iowa
There is less than one month left for someone to claim a $500,000 Powerball prize that was won with a ticket sold in North Iowa this past spring. The Iowa Lottery is reminding players to double-check their tickets for the half-million dollar winning ticket purchased at Kwik Star at 1502 South Federal Avenue in Mason City in mid-March. The prize will expire on September 12th if it is not claimed by the deadline.
Floyd County Girls Among 16 Choose Iowa Coloring Calendar Contest Winners at Iowa State Fair
A pair of Floyd County girls are among just 16 Iowa students whose artwork has been selected for the 2024-2025 Choose Iowa Coloring Calendar. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recognized the students Tuesday (08.13) during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship received over 200 submissions from students 18 or younger across the state, with Sydney Kehret of Charles City and Paisley Ott of Marble Rock among the 16 winners.
City of Dubuque selected as Iowa's 2024 Community of Character Award
Dubuque's Public Information Officer Randy Gehl says a former Iowa League of Cities staff member made the Community of Character Award nomination. "[In] his nomination he said that Dubuque is a great city without a lot of heart and city officials that care," Gehl said in a phone interview with WVIK on Wednesday. "Dubuque has a storied population loss followed by stabilization, recovery, and continued growth. Our city officials are passionate about the wide variety of residents we serve and what it takes to meet their needs."
Iowa abortion providers drop legal challenge against heartbeat law
Iowa abortion providers opted to dismiss their lawsuit against the state Thursday, forgoing a continued legal battle after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the state's strict abortion law and reiterated that there is no constitutional right to an abortion in the state.Iowa's law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant, went into effect on July 29. Abortion had been legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.More than a dozen states across the country have tightened abortion access in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.The Iowa...
Wednesday continues trend of Iowa State Fair beating 2023's attendance
Lightning and thunderstorms cut the seventh day of the Iowa State Fair short with the Motley Crue's Grandstand concert ending early due to the weather. The Thrill Park also had to close early because lightning was detected within 8 miles of the fairgrounds. But periods of dry weather during the day were enough to lure about 500 more people to the fair than on the Wednesday in 2023. ...
WATCH: Iowa State Fair pie-eating champion gives adorable interview
DES MOINES, Iowa — An 8-year-old stole the show at the pie-eating contest at the Iowa State Fair. Zack Lucas took the crown in one of the pie-eating competitions on Thursday at the fair, and sister station KCCI's Jodi Long spoke to the winner. The result is an adorable...
Iowa’s unemployment rate sticks at 2.8% for fourth straight month
Iowa’s unemployment rate remains at 2.8% for the fourth consecutive month while labor participation in the state fell slightly from 66.5% to 66.4%. Iowa’s unemployment rate puts the state well below the new national unemployment rate of 4.3% for July, according to an Iowa Workforce Development press release. While Iowa’s unemployment rate didn’t change, the […]
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