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Iowa Poison Control Center marks 25 years of service, growing from humble beginnings
KHQA 7 - Missouri
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Iowa Poison Control Center is celebrating their 25th anniversary this month. When they first began, they operated just one help line in a small space inside St. Lukes Hospital in Sioux City. They have now expanded to more than...
Iowa officials identify victims of deadly shooting, fire
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 7, 2025
TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND ANOTHER HAS CRITICAL INJURIES. FROM A SCENE WHERE INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE WAS GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSION AND FLAMES. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON WAVERLE MONROE. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN GLENWOOD, IOWA. NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY THE...
Iowa man injured in Morrison County crash
Brainerd Dispatch - Minnesota
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August 7, 2025
ROYALTON — A 53-year-old Allison, Iowa, man was injured Monday, Aug. 4, after his vehicle rolled on Highway 10 in Morrison County. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 9:22 p.m. in Bellevue Township, north of Royalton. According to...
Grand View University incorporates mental health training into nursing degree
KYOU - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Grand View University in Des Moines has become the first university in Iowa to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to embed its provider certification into the college’s nursing...
Colleges worry a revised federal policy requiring citizenship verification will hurt Iowa's economy
Iowa Public Radio
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August 7, 2025
Federal agencies have limited the public benefits individuals in the country without legal status can receive. The change affects a broad swath of benefits like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), housing and unemployment....
Issues over new work rules for Medicaid recipients
Gulf Today
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August 7, 2025
Katheryn Houghton, Bram Sable-Smith, Tribune News Service When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans,...
Ex-Iowa women's basketball player Ava Jones posts positive cancer update
Hawk Central - Iowa
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Ava Jones, a former Iowa women's basketball recruit who was forced to medically retire because of injuries sustained in a car accident, was diagnosed with cancer in early 2025. She announced on her TikTok on July 24 that she completed her final...
Glenwood couple killed, neighbor in custody after deadly violence, Iowa DCI says
KCRG - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
GLENWOOD, Iowa (WOWT) - Authorities have identified the people involved in Wednesday night’s fatal incident in Glenwood. “Preliminary investigation suggests the shooting stemmed from an interpersonal dispute between the parties,” according to a...
Man sentenced after threatening Iowa victims and their families
KYOU - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KCRG) - A Texas man has been sentenced after threatening Iowa victims and their families. According to court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, 30-year-old Stephen Crain threatened two Iowa victims and their families...
Iowa football questionably snubbed in TEU rankings
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Florida
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Iowa football has had a recent track record of huge success when it comes to putting tight ends into the NFL over the past decade. From George Kittle being a consistent top-three TE in the sport for years now to the Hawkeyes having a pair of tight...
Des Moines teen sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for fatal 2024 stabbing of his brother
WOI-DT - Iowa
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August 6, 2025
17-year-old Mohamed Mutaz Elzubeir pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the death of his older brother. DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines teenager was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison Wednesday for stabbing and killing his brother,...
Iowa DOGE floats performance-based pay for teachers and eliminating IPERS for new state hires
Iowa Public Radio
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August 7, 2025
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Iowa DOGE Task Force is floating government efficiency ideas that include paying teachers based on their performance and reducing state employee benefits to align with the private sector. The task force unveiled 45...
Registration now open for annual Healthiest State Walk
Business Record - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
Registration for the 15th Annual Healthiest State Walk is now open, the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative has announced. On Oct. 1, thousands of Iowans across the state will participate in organized walks at schools, workplaces and in their...
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego visits Iowa State Fair
Iowa Starting Line
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August 7, 2025
Gallego is talking about Medicaid cuts with Iowans, potentially in an effort to boost his stature among national Democrats. US Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona arrives in Iowa this week in an effort to reach out to Democrat voters in the state. “I’m...
Adam Sandler Is Coming to Iowa This Fall
Y105 - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
Adam Sandler is riding high right now on the success of his Netflix-exclusive Happy Gilmore sequel. I saw it, and I thought it was fantastic. I am, however, an unapologetic Adam Sandler fan. If you are as well, mark October 4 on your calendar...
Iowa native explores the interplay between education and mental health in new memoir
Iowa Public Radio
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Fresh out of college, Nicole Terrizzi took a crash course in teaching through Teach For America and took on a very challenging second grade classroom in Kansas City. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, we talk with Terrizzi, who's written about her...
Iowa State football players returning from injuries look to make every snap count
WOI-DT - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
Injuries piled up for Iowa state over the course of the 2024 season, sidelining several key players for multiple games. AMES, Iowa — Suffering a significant injury is every athlete's worst nightmare. That was the reality for several Iowa State...
Iowa hospitals look to $50B rural fund to brace for Medicaid cuts
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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The Rural Health Transformation Program will allocate $50 billion to rural hospitals over five years. It's part of the "big, beautiful bill." The program aims to offset potential losses from the new law's reduced Medicaid spending, projected at...
Iowa Poison Control Center marks 25-years of service to the state
KTIV - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Wednesday marked 25 years of service for the Iowa Poison Control Center. The center, which is located in Sioux City, was founded in 1999. Since then, this 24/7 call service has responded to more than half-a-million poison...
Make this year's Iowa State Fair historic
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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DES MOINES – Iowans can take a step toward a healthier future by stepping back in time during the 11th annual Iowa State Fair Historical Walking Tour that kicks off the Iowa State Fair Thursday, Aug. 7. Co-hosted by the State Historical Society of...