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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.”
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...
Drought monitor shows more improvements for central Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa – The latest drought monitor shows continued relief across the state as the drought shrinks even more. Now, over half of the state of Iowa is not under any form of drought. Southern Iowa in particular saw a significant removal of drought. Parts of northern Story and Boone counties along with southern […]
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 school employee fired for being drunk on the job, denied unemployment benefits
A Waterloo school district employee who was fired for allegedly being drunk at work is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Justin Aten worked as a full-time systems specialist for the Waterloo Community School District from December 2019 to Jan. 11, 2024, when he was fired. As a systems specialist, Aten was responsible for driving to various school district buildings, reviewing the buildings’ mechanical systems and repairing any problems.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces $17.5 million for opioid prevention, recovery programs
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a $17.5 million investment in opioid prevention and recovery programs, citing lack of action by legislation this session. "I'm disappointed that a bill to spend a portion of Iowa's opioid settlement money never reached my desk this session. As a result, $47.5 million remain unused in the fund ... since legislation was not passed, I'm leveraging federal funds to make this investment in the health and well-being of Iowans," Reynolds said.
Iowa law changed to keep more pedestrians safe on the road
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Under Iowa law, drivers only have to yield to pedestrians on foot. That puts people in wheelchairs, strollers and on bicycles at risk when using crosswalks. But in a few months, that's going to change. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law changing the definition of...
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 (6th), Adel-De Soto- Minburn (7th) and Valley (11th).Zoom in: In DSM, Roosevelt ranked 47th and Hoover 108th out of more than 315 in Iowa.
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