Category Archives: KXEL News

A portion of a new law that would impose a 24-hour waiting period on all abortions has been temporarily blocked by a Johnson County judge...just a few hours before it was to go into effect. The law wa...

THE SAME DAY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT QUASHED A LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW, IOWA GOV. KIM REYNOLDS SIGNED A BILL REQUIRING WOMEN TO WAIT 24 HOURS TO GET AN ABORTION. THE NEW IOWA LEGISLATION IS SIMILAR TO A...

Today is the end of the second quarter of 2020, which means release of the Iowa Business Council's quarterly survey of members. Joe Murphy is executive director of the group, and while results are not...

IOWA SENATOR JONI ERNST WOULD LIKE TO PULL MONEY FROM CITIES WHERE SO-CALLED AUTONOMOUS ZONES HAVE BEEN SET UP BY PROTESTORS. IN A TWITTER POST ABOUT THE BILL YESTERDAY, ERNST SAID ANARCHY CANNOT CONT...

Waterloo Schools announced Friday submission of the district's initial Return to Learn plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The initial plan, which was submitted on Wednesday and approved by the state ...

TYSON FOODS IS FACING A LAWSUIT FROM THREE FAMILIES OF WATERLOO PLANT WORKERS WHO DIED IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN THE FILING, THE PLAINTIFFS CLAIM TYSON OFFICIALS WERE AWARE THE VIRUS WAS SPREADING ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation yesterday for Black Hawk County in response to severe weather and heavy rainfall that began last Saturday. The governor’s proclamation allows sta...

FEDERAL LEGISLATORS COULD NOT COME TOGETHER ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM BILL. DEMOCRATS OPPOSED THE MEASURE INTRODUCED BY SOUTH CAROLINA'S TIM SCOTT, ARGUING THAT IT WAS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TO ADDRES...

The U.S. Senate failed to debate a criminal justice bill yesterday when Democrats refused to allow debate. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst spoke in favor of the bill introduced by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, ...

THE IOWA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CLOSED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO WATERLOO'S TYSON PORK PLANT WITHOUT NOTING ANY VIOLATIONS BY THE COMPANY. DURING MARCH AND APRIL, COUNTY OFFICIALS ...