A look back at the top stories from the week of June 9
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A look back at the top stories from the week of June 9
Almost six months after law enforcement publicly named the parents of a baby who was found dead on a farm near Lisbon in 1996, no new information has been found and the case appears to be cold once again.
Getting behind the wheel of a huge orange truck for the first time can be intimidating, the retired doctors says. And just like surgery, complicated machines take a great deal of skill to operate effectively.
The sister of Josh Wellman, 35, of Cedar Rapids, makes a plea for any information - ‘any clue’ - of where to find her brother’s body.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, in a budget-saving move, is asking employees who live in state-owned houses at fish hatcheries to move out by the end of 2028. The houses where biologists and other staff have lived for decades will be sold or torn down, according to records obtained by The Gazette.
For one-third of Kirkwood Community College’s 58-year existence, James Mollenhauer has served on the campus’ Board of Trustees, including as chair for the last seven years. But after 20 years of service, Mollenhauer – at age 85 – officially will retire Oct. 10.
The Iowa Democratic Party held its state convention Saturday and announced Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will speak at the party’s annual fundraiser next month
The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred around 8:47 p.m. Friday.
The Czech National Cemetery could run out of funds for maintenance — mainly mowing — by Aug. 1. Here’s what the board is doing to make the cemetery financially sustainable, and how the community can help.
In the 40 years since the UI formed an autonomous Department of Theatre Arts in 1984 — about 10 years after it founded the Iowa Playwrights Workshop — the iconic writing campus never has had an alumni win a Tony Award. But that could change Sunday.
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Family members of Jodie Bevans, 58, of Palo, who was killed in 2022, gave heartfelt victim statements during Samantha Bevans’ sentencing on a first-degree murder charge Friday in Benton County District Court in Vinton. Samantha Bevans and her boyfriend, also convicted, suffocated Jodie Bevans with a pillow. Both have been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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