The number of abortions performed in Iowa rose 14 percent in 2020. For the second year, the trend on abortions reversed from previous years’ decline on the number of procedures performed in the state.
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The number of abortions performed in Iowa rose 14 percent in 2020. For the second year, the trend on abortions reversed from previous years’ decline on the number of procedures performed in the state.
New state public health data shows about 64,000 Iowans have skipped, delayed or otherwise missed receiving the second dose of the two-shot vaccine series as of this month.
Trish Mehaffey will have live coverage from the trial throughout the day.
Both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City public libraries have lifted the restrictions on browsing and capacity brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
When interviewing, Caroline Stefanie Clay was told, “Should you get the position, you would be the first African American female — women of color — to have a full-time tenure track position within the 70-year history of the department.”
A 25-foot statue inspired by Grant Wood will greet riders in the town’s fourth turn as a stop on the bike ride.
Small plane went down in a cornfield; cause of crash under investigation
In a budget outlined from July to December, the pay makes up less than a third of the request — $103,500 of the proposed $337,500 overall six-month budget.
170 students are enrolled in College Community School District’s 12 day Flight School Summer School program.
Some residents’ opposition to a proposed resource center and emergency shelter in Wellington Heights swayed the City Planning Commission against recommending rezoning of the vacant property at 1500 Second Ave. SE for future city use.
A prosecutor rejected defense claims Thursday that the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts could be connected to sex trafficking and other abductions that happened in the rural area where she disappeared while out for a run.
One of the Anamosa inmates charged with killing a correctional officer and nurse in March will claim self-defense in the slayings. A bench trial for Michael Dutcher remains set for Aug. 3.
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