Czech, Slovak presidents coming for public dedication Sept. 27
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Czech, Slovak presidents coming for public dedication Sept. 27
Chris Akers to take over after decades long career in law enforcement
In order to access disability services through Medicaid, Iowans have to be approved for a disability waiver. Some waivers have a waitlist of five years, which means families must wait to access things like respite care, wheelchairs, occupational therapy and other services.
Iowa has yet to implement large portions of a 2023 law that established new requirements and regular checks for Iowans receiving public assistance benefits to determine their eligibility.
ISU Associate Professor Ryan Smith, who runs the Mosquito Surveillance Program, says mosquitoes have come out in droves this season as a result of flooding and significant rainfall across the state. Black Hawk County is a hot spot.
Since July, Willis Dady Works has taken in 100 old mattresses. There, they are diassembled, and their pieces are recycled or repurposed. The program provides work for people who need it, and it diverts mattresses from landfills, where they present unique challenges.
Abundant rainfall that washed fecal material into Iowa's lakes likely led to the largest amount of swimming advisories at their beaches in more than a decade.
Iowa law enforcement officials urge drivers to avoid distracted driving and exercise caution in construction zones
3 Libertarian Congressional candidates are challenging the State Objections Panel’s 2-1 ruling that would remove them from the November ballot
Iowa’s Safe Haven Law allows parents in crisis who determine they cannot care for an infant up to 90 days old to relinquish the infant to the state
Bird said she plans to propose a constitutional amendment in the wake of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that said defendants must be able to face witnesses, including children
Pilot Eleazar Villafranca Jr., a 36-year-old father of three, died when the helicopter he was flying apparently came into contact with utility lines that cut across a field he was spraying with insecticide and fungicide.
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