Politics Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Nation Aug 19 Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi.
Nation Jul 12 Camp Mystic appealed to remove buildings from FEMA’s 100-year flood map, records show Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review…
Politics Mar 08 Who is Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE? In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason and not Musk is the agency’s leader.
Politics Feb 25 Nearly 40 percent of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings Data published on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" shows more than one-third of the contract cancellations are expected to yield no savings.
Nation Dec 18 Wisconsin police remain tight-lipped on Madison school shooting investigation Wisconsin police did not plan any public updates Wednesday into the extremely rare religious school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others.
Nation Jan 05 Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting, that left one sixth-grade student dead.
Nation Jun 02 Rescuers at Iowa building collapse complete search for survivors, move on to recovery An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building without finding three missing people who are feared dead, authorities said Friday.
Nation Dec 09 Keystone oil spill in Kansas is largest in pipeline’s history, federal data shows An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data.
Nation Jul 22 3 victims, suspected shooter dead in Iowa state park shooting Police say three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.