Hawkeye Reporter

'Hear my bold priorities,' Iowa Gov. urges ahead of her Condition of the State address

By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2022

Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is hoping for a good turn out — online and off — when she delivers her annual Condition of the State address.

Reynolds proclaims January 'Radon Action Month' as part of national observance

By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2022

This month is Radon Action Month, in Iowa and the rest of the nation

‘Very disappointed’ Reynolds hopes Supreme Court will stop vaccine-or-test mandate

By Karen Kidd | Dec 26, 2021

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is pinning her hopes on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's split decision late last week to reinstate the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers

DHS: Disaster victims may shelter in 'protected areas' regardless of immigration status without fear of ICE, CBP

By Karen Kidd | Dec 26, 2021

Anyone with questionable immigration status should get themselves to safety during extreme weather events without worrying about Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection showing up.

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'Why is it OK for our children?' Chapman asks regarding ‘obscene’ books in schools

By Karen Kidd | Nov 27, 2021

Iowa State Senator Jake Chapman (R-Adel) crossed district lines earlier this week to attend an Urbandale district school board meeting and call for teachers to be prosecuted as felons for distributing books he calls "obscene."

Local journalist lauds Iowa State men's basketball's recent win, 'shades of yesteryear,' in Twitter post

By Karen Kidd | Nov 25, 2021

Iowa State's win over Grambling State this past weekend prompted a local journalist to wax nostalgic on social media

Nevada man calls murder of Fairfield High School Spanish teacher, allegedly by two teenage students, 'insane'

By Karen Kidd | Nov 9, 2021

A Summerlin, Nevada man recently expressed his shock at charges against two Fairfield High School students accused of first-degree murder in the killing of their Spanish teacher

Iowa farmers and across nation await 'Great Bacon Crisis of 2022' over California Proposition 12

By Karen Kidd | Aug 29, 2021

The owner of Becker Lane Organic Farm Dyersville told a Cedar Rapids news outlet that California's Proposition 12, which requires certain products sold in the state meet confinement requirements, doesn't really concern his operation.

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Late Iowa legislator John Landon 'a trusted, genuine, caring person,' governor declares

By Karen Kidd | Aug 7, 2021

Iowa lost "an incredible man" when Republican Iowa state Rep. John Landon passed away late last month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a Facebook post this past weekend.

Reynolds declares CDC guidance 'counterproductive,' fears mask mandates from Biden

By Karen Kidd | Aug 1, 2021

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she's concerned healthcare recommendations and guidance intended to stem the spread of COVID-19 will lead to mask mandates.

Half of COVID-19 deaths were residents in long-term care facilities, Reynolds reports

By Karen Kidd | May 6, 2020

More than half of Iowans who have died from COVID-19 were residents in longterm care facilities, Iowa Gov. Gov. Kim Reynolds said during a press conference Tuesday, May 5.

Lower corn, soybean yields have some Iowa farmers thinking about leaving the land

By Karen Kidd | Nov 12, 2019

Lower yields expected in corn and soybeans in this year's harvest has some Iowa farmers thinking about getting out of the business, a Cedar Rapids newspaper recently reported.

State judge upholds parts of 2017 Iowa voter ID law as constitutional

By Karen Kidd | Oct 17, 2019

Iowa voters may need to have identification handy when they arrive at the polls following a district court judge's decision late last month.