Archive for March 2022
Sioux City pork plant ordered to pay over $331,000 in back wages to employees
KTIV-TV: A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found a Sioux City pork processing facility failed to pay 413 employees for work completed before and after their shifts such …
Read MoreMajority of Iowans support a flat income tax but not corporate tax cuts, Iowa Poll finds
Des Moines Register: A majority of Iowans favor cutting state income taxes to a 3.9% flat rate, lending support to a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed last week. But a majority also oppose cutting taxes for …
Read MoreISU de-escalation simulator offers training to law enforcement, students
Kyle Burgason and David Peters, two Iowa State University professors of criminal justice and sociology, respectively, used grant funding to bring the VirTra-100 judgmental criminal justice simulator to campus last fall. The ISU Police Department …
Read MoreCasey’s awards $1 million to 89 schools across Midwest
Casey’s General Stores Inc. announced that it has awarded grants to 89 schools in its market areas, including 25 schools in Iowa, through its Cash for Classrooms program in 2022. Now in its second year, the Cash …
Read MoreMidwife licensure bill passes Iowa House for first time
A bill that would license and regulate certified professional midwives passed the Iowa House 93-2 Monday. According to advocacy group License Iowa Midwives, this is the first time a midwife licensure bill has passed out of one of …
Read MoreUrban Dreams asking for community support at East High School after Monday’s shooting
Three teenagers were shot near East High School Monday afternoon, leaving one 15-year-old male dead and two females ages 16 and 18 in critical condition, the Des Moines Register reported. Des Moines police announced this morning …
Read MoreEmployees say Wasserbahn closure came without warning, don’t know if they’ll be paid
KCRG-TV: Staff members at an eastern Iowa water park and hotel are left with bounced paychecks, questions, and for some no place to live after the center closed suddenly last week. Ruth Wheeler and her two …
Read MoreBird flu detected in commercial turkey flock in Iowa
Bird flu has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County in northwest Iowa, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced today. According to a news release, the case does not present an …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines Public Art Foundation’s executive director stepping down
M. Jessica Rowe is stepping down as executive director of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, the organization announced today. According to a news release, a search committee has been established to find her …
Read MoreIowa’s high school graduation rate dips to 90.2% in 2021
Iowa’s high school graduation rate continues to show long-term progress, although the state experienced a decrease for the graduating class of 2021, according to figures released today by the Iowa Department of Education. State data …
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