In the last six months, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office has collected 428 pounds of unwanted or unused medication through its 24/7 medication drop box.
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In the last six months, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office has collected 428 pounds of unwanted or unused medication through its 24/7 medication drop box.
Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays and a drawn out recovery — but for many patients, surgery is not necessary or has become minimally invasive.
As the University of Iowa winds down operations at the 485-acre Macbride Nature Recreation Area — having decided to terminate its 66-year lease of the property and with it the discovery, innovation, and exploration of the land that’s captivated elementary students to UI professors for decades — officials are notifying programs using the facility about next steps, including when they need to be out.
Researchers at Iowa State University are testing a new mobile app that alerts residents when their homes begin to overheat — a tool designed to help prevent heat-related illnesses in vulnerable communities.
Trump has cast the H-2A program as a quick help for farmers. At the same time, the program has been suspended during the government shutdown, which could cause production problems.
A quarterly health publication.
The state says nearly 800 housing units or families were assisted by the funding after more than 5,000 homes were impacted by natural disasters in 2024.
The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday.
The shots fired incident happened Friday night in the 6600 block of First Avenue West, near the Stoney Point development, adjacent to Cherry Hill Park and close to West Willow Elementary School.
Iowa anti-hunger advocates said rulings by two federal judges that order the Trump administration to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program using contingency funds during the government shutdown offer some hope, but not immediate relief to the hundreds of thousands of Iowans who rely on the federal food aid program.
An Iowa City man, accused of fatally assaulting the mother of his toddler, will claim self-defense, diminished capacity and intoxication at his Jan. 27 murder trial.
A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 30 years for sexually assaulting two children and molesting another child. One girl was under 12 when the abuse started and the others were 12 or 13 years old.
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