Todays News

Satanic Temple wins right to stage holiday event in Iowa Capitol’s rotunda

The ACLU of Iowa has won a preliminary injunction that clears the way for The Satanic Temple to stage a holiday event next month in the Iowa Capitol rotunda. In August, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa over the state’s repeated refusal to grant permission for the temple to stage what the ACLU calls “a family-friendly winter holiday event.” The ACLU of Iowa cited the fact that other religious and civic groups are allowed to stage events in the rotunda. Shefali Aurora, ACLU of Iowa staff attorney, said Monday ...

As candidates call to fund IWiLL, some counties ask for local conservation bonds

Funding a trust to support Iowa’s natural resources and water has come up repeatedly on the campaign trail ahead of Tuesday’s elections, but some counties have successfully initiated bond referendums to support projects locally. On Tuesday, Dubuque County voters will be asked to approve ...

STORY AND VIDEO: ‘Doesn’t it look great?’

After six long years, the Martha-Ellen Tye Playhouse reopened for business and artistic pleasure on Friday night, which also marked the 50th anniversary of the Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation. Tickets for the performance, which were all purchased by the foundation and distributed for free, went ...

Memo detailing Tama County’s contract dispute with Secondary Roads Union released

TOLEDO - A 100-page memo hit last week's Tama County Supervisors meeting like a brick. It is an explanation of the recent problems the board has had with the union representing the county’s secondary roads employees. A tale of two contracts, the county states that only one is official, as the other has changes that were made without the previous board's approval — four changes between the contracts, the majority of which were made in the last few months of the previous board's tenure, and one item the current board won’t budge on. Compiled by Human Resources specialist Paul ...

Soles for Souls held Saturday morning

Democratic governors rally support for Sand in a final push before Election Day

Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, said Sunday night that whatever his supporters have going on over the next 48 hours leading up to Election Day, it’s “probably less important” than encouraging people to vote. Sand spoke with supporters at an event in Des Moines ...