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University of Iowa Health Care is paying a total of $3.5 million to settle two malpractice lawsuits — including one involving a 63-year-old Dubuque man who died in the operating room during a surgery to repair his broken leg.
A Cedar Rapids man was convicted for diverting oxycodone from bottles at the Belle Plaine pharmacy where he worked for personal use, and replacing them with Aleve to conceal his crime.He faces up to 20 years in prison.
A Cedar Rapids woman, who was caught on video in 2023 giving her 2-year-old son unneeded insulin while at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, was convicted Monday of child endangerment and another charge. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
A one-year state pilot program is encouraging school food service programs to purchase and serve more ingredients and products sourced from local farmers and small businesses.
The Board of Regents on Monday announced the members of a 12-member search committee charged with helping find a successor for outgoing Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen.
The Iowa 9/Wisconsin 82 bridge over the Mississippi River between Lansing and Crawford County Wisconsin reopened Monday. The bridge was closed May 17 after sensors detected movement in the bridge. A two-week closure is expected later this summer to help facilitate construction of a new bridge.
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Iowa remains in the top tier of states in overall child well-being, but saw declines in indicators related to economic well-being and education outcomes, according to an Annie E. Casey Foundation report published Monday.
A female resident of a Coralville care facility wandered from the home earlier this year and was later found at a Nebraska truck stop 265 miles away.
Summer is a popular time for fishing trips across Iowa, but how can anglers be sure they’ll catch fish? And how does the state maintain a fish population that allows for fishing? Those questions can be answered by Iowa’s fish hatcheries, which fertilize, rear and stock fish species across the state each year.
The latest analysis of federal data on nursing home staffing shows the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in Iowa and the United States are operating with less than the recommended staff to meet residents’ needs.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a green schoolyard initiative on Tuesday.
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