Local government

The Siouxland District Board of Health wants to approve a countywide cloth face mask recommendation to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus but stopped short of a mandate.

Mayors in Linn County are joining with the county's board of supervisors and board of health in urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to let them issue local mask mandates.

The Sioux City Council on Monday unanimously approved a plan to buy 120 body cameras for its police department.

The Sioux City Police Department will bring forward a proposal to the city council on Monday requesting body cameras and other related equipment to enhance police accountability and public trust.

Iowa’s Latino commission members work for hours every month to give the governor insight into their community. At the end of each year, they list multiple proposals to solve problems Latinos in the state face. But they say their recommendations seem to fall through the cracks of government.

Sioux City will require people to wear face coverings or masks while inside City Hall and a number of other city buildings as well as on city transit starting Wednesday to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The Sioux City Council took the first step Monday in bringing a Denver flight back to the local airport.

Des Moines Black Lives Matter activists proposed their own language for an executive order as they continue pressuring the governor to restore voting rights to Iowans with felony convictions.

A couple hundred voters showed up at the polls for two special elections in Iowa Tuesday, only to be told they had already cast their ballots.Thousands…

City officials in Coralville debated Tuesday night whether they could issue a mask mandate, as coronavirus cases numbers are on the rise in Johnson…