Fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July can be bought just about anywhere in Iowa. But they can’t be legally set off in every city. And this year’s dry spell makes the fireworks ever more problematic.
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Fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July can be bought just about anywhere in Iowa. But they can’t be legally set off in every city. And this year’s dry spell makes the fireworks ever more problematic.
Darrell Lee Lathum was found later that same day and returned to jail.
DES MOINES — An anti-abortion leader is calling for the resignation or removal of three Iowa Supreme Court justices who voted against
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed
New law adds requirements for Iowans receiving public assistance benefits, including an asset test and regular checks to determine their eligibility for programs.
Students who are older, already in the workforce, raising families or from families without a history of college or the resources to finance it are becoming increasingly important across higher education.
The number of osteopathic physicians, commonly known as DOs, is surging. An analysis of data from the University of Iowa shows that from 2008 to 2022, the number of MDs based outside the state’s 11 most urban counties dropped more than 19 percent. Over the same period, the number of DOs based outside those urban areas increased by 29 percent.
The festival took place at the NewBo City Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with celebrations including spoken-word poetry, musical performances, proclamations from the mayors of Cedar Rapids and Marion and a plethora of informational booths.
Adding to the lawsuits and settlements mounting for Mercy Iowa City and its affiliates is one filed earlier this year by the husband of a Mount Pleasant woman who died in April 2022 after making nearly 20 trips to various providers in a two-month span for what started as complaints of sinus pressure and earaches.
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