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Iowa City Pride Festival draws large crowds for day of celebration and community
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (212+ words) Organizers say the event was centered around love and acceptance. IOWA CITY, IOWA - Hundreds of people filled downtown Iowa City on Saturday for the annual Iowa City Pride Festival and Parade, celebrating community, inclusion and love. The day began with…...
Iowa City Pride Fest and Parade - Parade Route
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (37+ words) KWWL Iowa City Pride fest brings road closures, parking limits tonight, tomorrow Iowa City will close several downtown streets on Saturday for the Iowa City Pride festival and parade....
Waterloo grandma wins $2 M lottery, quits job on the spot
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (439+ words) CLIVE, Iowa " A Waterloo woman won $2 million in the lottery and decided to retire months earlier than planned. Debra Bickle, 69, matched the first five numbers in the Mega Millions drawing on June 5 to win the prize. She claimed her winnings…...
Religious freedom bill for Iowa foster families advances
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (49+ words) KWWL A bill that would prevent Iowa from disqualifying foster or adoptive families based on their religious or moral views is headed to the governor's desk. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close…...
Iowa City proclaims March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (21+ words) KWWL Iowa City has proclaimed March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility....
Iowa lawmakers advance bill on raising kids by biological sex
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " A subcommittee in the Iowa State Legislature has advanced a bill that would allow parents and guardians to raise and guide children according to their biological sex without facing legal repercussions. The bill specifies that raising or…...
Local civil rights protections limited by new Iowa law
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) KWWL [DES MOINES, Iowa] " Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a new bill into law that will restrict local civil rights protections across Iowa. Under Senate File 579, local governments are now prohibited from enacting civil rights ordinances that are broader or…...
Iowa bill could limit local civil rights protections
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) KWWL Tornado Watch from FRI 8: 23 PM CST until SAT 4: 00 AM CST A bill is advancing in the Iowa Senate that could change how local governments handle civil rights protections. [DES MOINES, Iowa] " A bill is advancing in the Iowa Senate…...
New book honors Waterloo's Tyler Greene, advocate for all abilities
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) [WATERLOO, Iowa] " A new children's book is celebrating the legacy of Waterloo's Tyler Greene, highlighting his advocacy for people of all abilities. The book, inspired by Tyler's video "I'm Tyler. Don't be surprised," is said to be "really for all…...
Dubuque council to fix ordinance error removing gender identity
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL)" A special city council meeting is scheduled for next Monday in Dubuque after an unexpected vote earlier this week removed gender identity as a protected class from the city's human rights ordinance. The ordinance was initially updated…...