The state’s workers’ compensation commissioner is suing Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, and members of the governor’s staff in federal court alleging discriminating for political reasons and because he’s gay. Christopher Godfrey’s lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court …
A judge says 15 female drivers who claim they were sexually harassed by male trainers cannot testify at the upcoming trial against a Cedar Rapids, Iowa trucking company. U.S. District Judge Linda Reade barred the testimony Monday from women who …
The Des Moines Water Works is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency in federal court, claiming the agency promised to pay millions of dollars to help repair damage caused by the 2008 flood but later reversed the decision. Water Works, …
Iowa officials are trying to increase awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The state Department of Public Safety says insurance company State Farm will present the Iowa State Patrol a $25,000 grant Wednesday. The money will be used to …
Holiday storms that pounded much of the U.S. with snow and rain did little to ease the overall grip of the country’s worst drought in decades. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows that about 61 percent of …
A court that specializes in handling complex business litigation will be created under a three-year pilot program meant to improve the efficiency of the Iowa judicial system. The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order Friday establishing the Iowa Business Specialty …
Firefighters in Waterloo, Iowa, are trying to determine what caused explosions and a fire that destroyed a construction company’s workshop and several vehicles. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says workers at Midwest General Construction had just left the building after welding …
Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say they’re investigating how a sport utility vehicle landed in quite an unusual spot. Television station KCCI reports police found an SUV Tuesday that was resting on a utility pole. The vehicle’s front bumper was …
The rate of Iowa roadway deer kills has declined to figures not seen since the 1980s, and hunters are getting much of the credit. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that in 2011, the rate was 570 deer killed per billion …
A levee designed to protect an area north of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, from flooding has been completed. A study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Des Moines River was finished after reconstruction designs were completed on …