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Animal Rescue League of Iowa is looking for adopters, foster families and donations as it deals with a surge in puppies
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) is asking for help as it deals with a sudden boom in the number of puppies it is caring for. The 98-year-old nonprofit said in a news release on Thursday that it currently has “130+ more puppies than we did at this time last year.”
Board: Pharmacy error led to overdose, possible death
Several Iowa pharmacies have been cited by the state recently for dispensing incorrect medications, including one instance in which a patient might have died. The Hy-Vee Pharmacy located at 1501 First Ave. East in Newton, was recently charged by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy with dispensing the incorrect prescription to a customer. The board alleges […] The post Board: Pharmacy error led to overdose, possible death appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Flash flood warning issued as storms move through Omaha area Wednesday
OMAHA, Neb. — A flash flood warning has been issued for multiple counties in Nebraska and Iowa. Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie and Mills counties in Iowa are in a flash flood warning until 8 p.m. This came after quick, heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms...
Ames, Iowa State agree to funnel CYTown revenue toward Iowa State Center renovations, property tax undecided
With hopes of using CYTown and the surrounding facilities as a tourism anchor, the City of Ames has reached an agreement with Iowa State University to send revenue from the $200 million project to the Iowa State Center. Though whether Iowa State will pay property taxes for CYTown remains unsettled, the Ames...
FEMA deploys teams to canvas tornado damage in Iowa neighborhoods
Federal crews began spreading the word that Iowans can now apply for disaster aid. Tuesday, President Joe Biden approved Iowa's disaster declaration for the April 26 tornado outbreak. KCCI sister station KETV in Omaha reports that Wednesday, Federal Emergency Management Agency crews went door to door in impacted neighborhoods to...
Iowa man charged with stealing police cruiser
DES MOINES, IOWA — A Newton man is accused of stealing a Des Moines Police cruiser after an officer left it running while he responded to call. Police say an officer was investigating a report illegal drug activity around 4 p.m. on May 5 when someone jumped into the officer’s vehicle and sped off.
Boone man charged with vehicular homicide in December crash that killed one
A Boone man has been charged after a deadly December crash in Dallas County. Gary Bugger was arrested on Saturday, May 10 in Boone for vehicular homicide and operating under the influence for a fatal collision on Highway 141. At about 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2023, Bugger was headed...
Mapped: Iowa's highest-performing high schools
Data: U.S. News and World Report; Map: Tory Lysik/Axios VisualsIowa has among the country's lowest share of best-performing public schools, per U.S. News & World Report's recently released 2024 Best High School rankings.By the numbers: Just over 2% of public high schools in Iowa are in the top 10% nationally, according to the analysis of 18,000 public high schools.Iowa had the eighth-lowest share in the nation, behind all surrounding states except South Dakota where fewer than 2% made the top list.The fine print: U.S. News and World Report defines "best high schools" as those with students who have "demonstrated outstanding outcomes above expectations in math, reading and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores on an array of college-level exams, and graduated in high proportions."State of play: The top three in the state are West Senior in Iowa City and Gilbert and Pella high schools.Among the top-ranked metro high schools is Ankeny at 6th; Adel 7th and Valley 11th.Zoom in: In DSM, Roosevelt ranked 47th and Hoover 108th out of more than 315 in Iowa.
Grants help Iowa LGBTQ businesses with expenses
A grant program from GrubHub and the Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce wants to help LGBTQ – operated businesses with expenses. Dan Jansen, board chair for the Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, explains how this program helps those businesses. “It actually initiated during COVID, when restaurants and bars that serve food really suffered from people […]
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