Iowa City man in position of authority charged with sexual assault of child

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Iowa City man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of third-degree sexual abuse of a child, coerced by a person in authority. Rodulfo Castillo Mendez, 37, …

Behind the scenes of the successful Iowa City High debate team

There's little time for an offseason for Iowa City High School’s debate team. The small but mighty team has swept multiple competitions across the midwest this year, notably the State Debate Tournament at DMACC in January, where City High dominated the …

Iowa City man charged with sexual abuse of 8-year-old

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Iowa City man was arrested Wednesday on a charge that he sexually abused an 8-year-old child. Carlos Eduardo Lara, 19, is charged with second-degree sexual …

Former Iowa middle school teacher admits to sexually exploiting student

A former middle school teacher in northern Iowa pleaded guilty on April 30 to sexually exploiting a child. Samantha Meyer-Davis, 32, of Rutland and a teacher at Humboldt Middle School in northern Iowa, admitted she had sexually exploited a child and showed …

Alliant Energy commissions solar capacity with 200MW Iowa plant

It was previously called Duane Arnold Solar and has been renamed Pleasant Creek Solar, after a man-made lake near the site.  “Pleasant Creek Solar exemplifies our ‘all of the above’ energy strategy, resulting in cost-effective energy resources that …

Central Iowa restaurant wins Iowa's Best Burger contest

I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH US. NEW AT SIX. THE RESTAURANT GIVEN THIS YEAR’S BEST BURGER HONOR, CAN BE FOUND IN ANKENY, THE IOWA BEEF INDUSTRY COUNCIL NAMED JJ’S. TAVERN AND GRILL THIS YEAR’S WINNER, AND STACY AND I COULD NOT BE HUNGRIER. RIGHT NOW. …

Who has Iowa's Best Burger for 2025? Meet this year's winner

Iowa loses hundreds of AmeriCorps positions amid latest federal funding cuts

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - In Iowa, 338 AmeriCorps members are now looking for new opportunities after their positions suddenly went away. AmeriCorps members help with everything from education to disaster response. In an effort to curb federal spending, the …

As more people join apprenticeships, Iowa Workforce Development gives out millions to apprenticeship programs

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That money is being split across dozens of registered …

Former Iowa State Basketball Star Calls Out His Father for Outburst

A former Iowa State basketball star should be celebrating a massive win for him and his team after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Instead, he's doing damage control for the impulsive, immature actions of his …