The U.S. Justice Department says a Davenport landlord exposed himself to tenants and offered cheaper rent in exchange for sex.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday against a Davenport landlord alleging he had sexually harassed female tenants, including requesting sex acts in exchange for reducing rent or repairs.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law expanding who can open and operate public charter schools in Iowa. Since then, charter schools have been popping up across the state, and Davenport is about to welcome its first one this fall.

The first is expected to open in time for the upcoming fall semester, with two others set to open in fall 2026.

Six new charter schools were approved by the Iowa State Board of Education. The number continues to grow since the state passed a law allowing groups without ties to local public school systems to open charter schools .

The board agreed to grant Quandt a certificate of registration that will be subject to probationary status for the duration of her criminal probation.

The minimum wage in Iowa has sat at $7.25 since 2008. It's one of 20 states to leave its minimum wage at the federal rate.

Davenport, has a first order of business in his new term: Addressing the minimum wage. Iowa’s minimum wage last changed in 2008, to $7.25 an hour. “We’ve gone 17 years without an increase in the minimum wage,

Those interested in joining the Davenport School Board must send a "letter of interest" to board secretary Brenda Thie by 4 p.m. on Jan. 22.

Davenport school leaders are pushing for full-day preschool funding and new, cost-effective concurrent enrollment and safety supports ahead of the 2025 legislative session.

Blood from eastern Iowa donors is now helping struggling hospitals in the Los Angeles area, as the still-burning wildfires have claimed at least 24 lives. Amanda Hess, spokeswoman for ImpactLife in Davenport,