Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa, home to over 200 prehistoric Indian mounds on the 2,500 acres north of Marquette, might add another mound to the map. Last summer, field work revealed a new mound in the northeast part of the park, which was established in 1949. The discovery has not been confirmed as […]
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Brew on tap at Kum & Go in Coralville
Now that the Coralville Kum & Go offers draft beer on tap, filling it up takes on a whole new meaning. The Kum & Go at 822 First Ave. in Coralville has Iowa and national brand beers to fill growlers (usually 64 ounce glass containers) that can be purchased at the store or brought from […]
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Owens investigation turns up video surveillance but no hate crime
Following an Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) investigation, the April 30 events that left one University of Iowa student with injuries — including broken teeth — were found not have been a hate crime and charges are not likely to be filed, according to a news release issued yesterday by the ICPD. On May 2, […]
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Joni Ernst’s bill looks to regulate federal regulators in defense of ‘job creators’
The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee has approved a bill written by Sen. Joni Ernst that would help protect small businesses impacted by federal rules. The rule was drafted in response to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that was certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year. In it, the EPA […]
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Patty Judge ducks some Dem senate debates
Democratic Senate Debates STAR-PAC, First Christian Church, Des Moines — Sunday, May 15 at 4-6 p.m. Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport — Monday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Waterloo — Sat., May 28 at 12 p.m. Iowa Public Television — Wed., June 1 at 7 p.m. For the first time […]
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Grassley waits for party to unify behind Trump
This week Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will do all he can to prevent “a third term of an Obama administration,” which is his pet term for another Democratic candidate in the White House after two terms of Barack Obama. In an interview with Iowa Public Radio, he said the Republican Party has “plenty of […]
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Carrington dies in car crash
Rashad Carrington, a semi-pro basketball player and budding fashion model, died yesterday in a car crash on I-380 in northern Johnson County. He was seen most recently on the runway at the inaugural FlyOver Fashion Festival held in Iowa City. He wore clothing from the BLU Collar label; their spring 2016 line of clothing is […]
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Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack is expanding (at two locations!)
The east-side BBQ go-to joint, Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack, is opening a barn-sized smokehouse and sauce shop in June said co-owner Jack Piper in a phone interview with Little Village today. He and co-owner James Adrian are also building out a new downtown location they hope to open by August in the Old Capitol Town […]
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Women Build event Friday, 5K on Saturday to benefit Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity
Looking for a way to celebrate National Women Build Week (Apr. 30 – May 8)? You can sign up for volunteer slots at Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity’s eighth Women Build, named in honor of Pat Heiden, in Iowa City. Slots are still open for Thursday and Friday work times. Volunteers must be 16 or older, […]
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Grassley team responds to poll dip
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s slipping ratings were dismissed this week by a spokesperson from his office, Beth Levine, who said the numbers were “[s]elective leaks from a partisan group with a partisan agenda… The White House and its paid political activists are trying to manufacture interest where it’s clearly not a defining issue.” The poll was […]
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UI asked to explain delayed crime alert with #ExplainIowa campaign
The hashtag campaign #ExplainIowa began today, demanding an explanation from University of Iowa officials for their lag time in issuing a crime alert following a reported assault. The alleged assault occurred on Saturday, Apr. 30 and was not reported to Iowa City Police Department until Monday, May 2. The University of Iowa did not issue a […]
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Poll: Grassley support slipping over stalled Supreme Court hearing
Sen. Chuck Grassley is taking heat for the stall tactics of the Senate Judiciary Committee he chairs. Grassley has made a vow not to find a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Atonin Scalia until a new president is elected. A recent telephone poll, conducted on April 22-24 by Hart Research Associates, shows his favorability […]
