The Spencer girls held on to a closely-fought game Tuesday night over Emmetsburg at the Spencer Fieldhouse, 36-31. The Tigers swept the season series with Emmetsburg and improved to 9-7 overall and...

A traffic camera at 1st Avenue NE and 10th Street NE in Cedar Rapids is surrounded by snow on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Some drivers are concerned about receiving tickets from the automated cameras during snowstorms if they slide into or through a red light at an intersection in slippery conditions.

The Associated Press The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Five Iowa state senators have turned in their resignations Iowa law says that after redistricting, senators placed in the same district face an election instead of finishing their four-year terms. If one resigns by the first Wednesday in February, the other may finish out his or her term without an election. The Gazette reports ( http ...

Iowa law says that after redistricting, senators placed in the same district face an election instead of finishing their 4-year terms. If one resigns by the first Wednesday in February, the other may finish out his or her term without an election.

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Iowa law says that after redistricting, senators placed in the same district face an election instead of finishing their 4-year terms. If one resigns by the first Wednesday in February, the other may finish out his or her term without an election.

The lawmaker widely considered to be the architect of Iowa's community college system was honored Thursday at the state Capitol in Des Moines.

The president of the Iowa Senate says it’s time for lawmakers to put aside politics and send a bill raising the fuel tax to Gov. Terry Branstad. Senate President Jack Kibbie, an Emmetsburg Democrat, says he believes there’s bipartisan support for a tax increase to pay for work on the state’s roads and bridges. Kibbie [...]

Iowa lawmakers are considering changes to the 14-year-old law requiring criminal background checks of nursing home workers. A bill that has the support of both state regulators and the nursing home industry would streamline the background check process.

Legislative leaders began grappling Tuesday with Gov. Terry Branstad's plan to slash the property taxes that businesses pay in Iowa, but the divisions that blocked action on a similar plan last year are surfacing again.