No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said.
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No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said.
The abnormally warm winter weather isn’t helping to contain the virus. The birds congregate to keep the still water open and prevent ice from forming -- which is easier than migrating, but could led to the virus spreading locally.
A Cedar Rapids woman was being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond at the Linn County Jail on charges related to an armed robbery of a Hiawatha gas station and liquor store in June.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested last week after police say he attempted to persuade, entice, coerce or solicit a law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on a dating app into performing sexual acts.
Residents of a manufactured home in North Liberty were awakened by neighbors early Christmas morning when fire was seen coming from the home’s roof.
A brand-new bookmobile is opening a new chapter for the Marion Public Library as it hits the streets in December. The new vehicle, which can hold about 3,000 books, brought the service back to Marion for the first time in several decades as it started twice-weekly stops on Dec. 17.
A 50-year American tradition of public menorahs will continue locally with Chabad N.E. Iowa’s annual lighting of a menorah on the sixth night of Hanukkah in Cedar Rapids next week.
The two men have a combined total of 141 patents. Asked to choose a favorite invention, one of the men said that would be like choosing a favorite child.
Just 28.3 percent of Iowans had received the flu vaccine as of Dec. 20, which would be the lowest rate in at least 7 years
A teenager was injured Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting in Dubuque.
“Bear Bear the Lion” tackles topics of adoption and bravery. Lilian Klein, who is 9, wrote the book with her dad, Nate Klein. Now, Nate said, his other children want to write books with him about their adoption stories.
The University of Iowa is planning to close its 50-year-old Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies and its Department of American Studies — both of which are replete with the kinds of courses and content that have been the target of Republican regent and lawmaker ire, directives, and legislation in recent months.
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