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DES MOINES — Republicans in the Iowa House introduced a bill seeking to eliminate gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, but it died in a committee with legislators voting 0-3 to kill the bill.
DES MOINES – Kim Reynolds and her Republican comrades in the Iowa Legislature are not satisfied with how Area Education Agencies provide services to needy Iowa kids and are looking to overhaul and consolidate the system, and Mason City’s Representative, Sharon Steckman, is warning their bills “will hurt kids.”
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who stabbed his brother 10 times was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison.
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds will join Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others for a press conference his state to rail against President Joe Biden on border crossings as Congress debates passing a bill with bipartisan support to address the matter.
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Wendy Edith Warner (Seidel), 72, died on Monday, January 29, 2024 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, February 2, 2024 at the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, IA 50401. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
AMES – Iowa State (13-7, 7-3 Big 12) retuned to the win column with the 78-67 victory over Oklahoma State (11-10, 4-6 Big 12). The Cyclones seal the season sweep over Oklahoma State with the win.
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – No. 3 Iowa (20-2, 9-1) defeated Northwestern (7-14, 2-8), 110-74, inside a sold-out Welsh Ryan Arena on Wednesday night. National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, became the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer and is now second on the NCAA’s all-time scoring list.
Campbell and Born score 16 points each as Panthers drop final game of January to Braves. UNI hosts Murray State on Saturday afternoon.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed methamphetamine from his garage in Lowden, Iowa, was sentenced on January 31, 2024, to 121 months in federal prison.
Bonnie E. Borchardt 88, of Mason City passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday, February 2, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
CHICAGO – UNI women’s basketball traveled to Chicago, Illinois to take on the UIC Flames in a matchup that was originally scheduled for January 12 before being postponed due to a facility issue at Credit Union 1 Arena.