Sen. Tom Harkin’s papers from decades in the U.S. Congress will end up at Drake University, not Iowa State University. Harkin and Drake leaders made the announcement official Friday in Des Moines. Drake will create the Tom Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement, a nonpartisan center designed to serve as a hub for [...]

Gov. Terry Branstad today is hailing the members of split-control Legislature for their landmark session achievements. The five-term GOP governor says lawmakers succeeded in approving significant property tax relief, transformational education reform, and meaningful health modernization that focuses on quality outcomes for low-income patients while modernizing of the Medicaid system. The governor noted that the [...]

IOWA CITY – The Iowa City school district will not go after a federal grant that would help pay for police officers in schools, but the debate over the underlying issue is not necessarily over. The school board voted 7-0 Tuesday night not to apply for a Community Oriented Policing Services grant to place one [...]

The Luther College board of regents has appointed David Tiede as interim president of the college, effective July 1. Luther President Richard Torgerson will leave his post with the college on June 30. Tiede’s appointment at Luther is for a period of 12 months, or until the permanent position is filled, officials said. Tiede is [...]

The split-control Legislature inched toward adjournment on its 18th day of overtime session Tuesday. House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, said progress on the outstanding issues holding up the session’s end was “excellent” and he told reporters “I think that there’s a very real possibility that we are done tomorrow.” Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council [...]

Five juveniles were arrested following a fight at City High School in Iowa City early Monday morning. According to a press release from the Iowa City police department, police sent an officer to the high school for extra patrol as a precaution following an incident over the weekend that police anticipated might spill over into [...]

Despite a vote of no-confidence by the University of Northern Iowa faculty and criticism from a national academic group, retiring UNI President Ben Allen still believes controversial budget cuts and program closures last spring were the right decisions for the future of the university. Allen on Wednesday said going into those decisions last year, he [...]

Jason Kline will officially become Kennedy High School’s new principal on Monday, July 1. The Cedar Rapids Community School District school board approved the hire during its Monday meeting. Kline, assistant principal at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C., will earn a $132,000 salary to take over for Mary Wilcynski, who is retiring from [...]

Administrators in the Cedar Rapids Community School District had a message for school board members on Monday: it’s time to play catch-up. Executive Director of Business Services Steve Graham and Rob Kleinsmith, buildings and grounds manager, presented options for funding either a $5 million or an $8.5 million enhanced operations and maintenance plan designed to [...]

A $5 million gift to the University of Iowa from Henry and Patricia Tippie will benefit students in the Tippie College of Business as well as projects in the Athletics Department, UI officials said Monday. The Tippie gift, announced by UI officials Monday, is part of the more than $1 billion the university has raised [...]