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A 24-hour abortion waiting period is enforceable in Iowa as of Monday morning. The law requires people seeking an abortion to get two separate appointments at least 24 hours apart.

No injuries were reported in a series of incidents involving a machete, "a suicide plan," and a number of incendiary devices discovered Tuesday in Iowa City.

Abortion is still legal in Iowa after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion Friday. The Court overturned the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, allowing states to decide how much they want to restrict abortion.

Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to reject Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ four nominees for the panel that helps select Iowa Supreme Court justices.

Advocates for people who were sexually abused as children are continuing to ask the Iowa Legislature to give survivors more time to bring lawsuits against their abusers.

A lawyer for the state argued Wednesday before the Iowa Supreme Court that the Court’s 2018 decision establishing strong legal protections for abortion rights was wrong and should be overturned.

A look at all the Iowans who allegedly took part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

A bill that would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the members on regional judicial selection commissions has advanced in the Iowa Senate.

The two teenagers accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher in Fairfield earlier this month have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, both 16, face counts of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony.

The two teenagers accused of killing a beloved high school Spanish teacher in Fairfield were back in court Tuesday, asking to be released ahead of trial. The 16 year olds both requested that their $1 million cash-only bonds be reviewed. Prosecutor meanwhile argued that bond amount should be maintained or even raised to $2 million.