A West Liberty School District guidance counselor has been charged with sexually abusing a minor student.
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A West Liberty School District guidance counselor has been charged with sexually abusing a minor student.
Authorities arrested six teenagers, including a 14-year-old, in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounded two teenage girls, Des Moines police said Tuesday. The suspects are each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder
The scientists from Florida State University and Duke University found that 90% of children born in the U.S. between 1950 and 1981 had blood-lead levels higher than the CDC threshold. And the researchers found significant impact on cognitive development: on average, early childhood exposure to lead resulted in a 2.6-point drop in IQ.
Storm survey teams for the National Weather Service have confirmed that nine tornadoes — two of them deadly — struck Iowa over the weekend as severe weather moved quickly across the state.
The state agreed to pay eight men working for the state's Department of Revenue just over $1 million to settle complaints that they were secretly photographed by a male colleague in a restroom and that supervisors didn't take it seriously.
Another University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended – but this time not by UI officials but by its international headquarters.
President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter.
A’alyiah and Salena Watkins have admired police officers since they were kids, and in February they made history as the first pair of Black sisters at the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
More services needed as number of students entitled to special education increases in Marion Independent schools.
The deadline to submit grant applications to the Benton County Community Foundation’s 2022 grant cycle is 5 p.m. March 15. Grants are awarded to projects within the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, environment and animal welfare, health and human service.
Nature lovers are needed to help maintain and plant trees throughout Iowa and Illinois. Volunteers can sign up now for virtual training through Trees Forever's TreeKeepers classes. The course is designed for people who want to become more knowledgeable about urban tree planting and care, and will empower attendees to become effective environmental volunteers.
Family jewelers have kept 1918 clock running for more than a century.
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