Michael Howell

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TOPICS:Garage fireCedar RapidsDamaged vehiclesDestroyed garageFire department4th Street SouthwestInvestigationNearby structuresA fire destroyed one garage, damaged two vehicles, and then spread, extending to four other nearby garages and structures, Cedar Rapids Fire Dept. confirms. CRFD says firefighters were called out to a garage on fire at 3 p.m. in the 800 block of 4th Street Southwest. The fire destroyed that garage and damaged two vehicles too.

1 week ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

A Knoxville, Iowa Marine and army veteran is running for Joni Ernst's U.S. Senate seat in 2026. Nathan Sage announced his bid for the Democratic nomination Wednesday in a press release and campaign video. "The American dream is under attack. The middle class is shrinking. Family farms and small businesses are getting screwed over. Veterans return home and are abandoned. People are working longer hours for fewer dollars. The economy is rigged. And those in power don’t give a damn,” Sage said.

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa is asking the federal government for a waiver to establish new work requirements for what the state calls "able-bodied" Medicaid recipients. Governor Kim Reynolds directed Iowa Health & Human Services to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the waiver.

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TOPICS:Lucy OlsenWashington MysticsWNBA DraftSecond roundIowaVillanovaNCAA TournamentAtlanta DreamLucy Olsen was selected in the WNBA draft in the second round by the Washington Mystics. The Mystics picked Olsen with the 23rd pick overall. Olsen played one season at Iowa after transferring from Villanova. She led the Hawkeyes in scoring 17.9 points a game while leading Iowa to a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament, winning one game against Murray State.

1 week ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

TOPICS:Kim ReynoldsLeast popularGovernorAmericaSurveyDisapproval ratingNet approval ratingRepublicanA new survey says Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is the least popular governor in America. The Morning Consult survey says Reynolds' disapproval rating is at 49% and says she has been the most unpopular governor in this series of surveys for the fifth quarter in a row. This Morning Consult survey was conducted from January of this year through March. Reynolds' net approval rating this quarter was -5.