A new interstate highway bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois opens way over budget.
Source: Quad City Times
Posted on: November 18, 2021
Questions raised about successful bidder in Iowa prison study
The company hired to review security failures in Iowa's prison system did not disclose a lawsuit accusing it of bribery, plus other matters in its past, The Register reported.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: November 15, 2021
A look at the criminal mind that robbed two Des Moines metro cops’ lives
The man who killed police officers from Urbandale and Des Moines five years ago was no criminal mastermind, just someone who wanted to kill recklessly, this Des Moines Register investigation shows.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: November 1, 2021
Search warrant documents show police went to U of I fraternity in sex assault allegation probe
Documents The Daily Iowan obtained show police searched a University of Iowa fraternity last year in a case involving sexual assault allegations that have provoked demonstrations at the fraternity and elsewhere on campus.
Source: The Daily Iowan (Iowa City)
Posted on: September 3, 2021
Records show concern among Iowa public safety leaders about border trip
Iowa's public safety leaders had concerns about staffing levels at home and the costs of sending state troopers to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas at a time when the state was not releasing details about the July trip. The story and copies of records.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: August 23, 2021
Iowa kept secret what it cost to send troopers to border when they had an early estimate
The Kim Reynolds administration kept secret estimates it had for sending state troopers to the U.S.-Mexican border, adding to open records disputes facing the state.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: August 23, 2021
Sense of betrayal over funeral home director charged with theft
People who bought pre-need funeral packages lost money in the case of Andrew Joyce, who faces four criminal counts for allegedly using the funds for personal use. One couple's story, in the Des Moines Register.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: June 15, 2021
Black student discipline out of proportion in Cedar Rapids
Black students are six times more likely than white students to be named in criminal complaints in Cedar Rapids schools, The Gazette reports.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: June 15, 2021
Census takers in Iowa sound the alarm about technology, training deficiencies
Iowa's census workers say they fear their count won't be accurate because of poor training, technology problems and other concerns during a troublesome 2020.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: November 2, 2020
Worst dicamba damage in decades
Damage the herbicide dicamba has done to soybeans and trees is the worst seen since the controversial weed killer hit the market in the 1960s.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: October 6, 2020