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Fourth teen arrested in shooting death of 64-year-old man charged as an adult
OMAHA, Neb. — A 16-year-old who was arrested for criminal homicide in the death of a 64-year-old man has been charged as an adult. He faces criminal homicide, robbery, and weapons charges in the shooting death of Mursal Jama. Also charged as adults in the case are 17-year-old Trenton...
'Get to see themselves represented': Voices in Alliance puts on shows featuring LGBTQIA+ stories, actors
OMAHA, Neb. — Bringing representation to the stage, Voices in Alliance is a nonprofit theater company dedicated to telling LGBTQIA+ stories in the metro and casting actors who are like the characters they play. The lights are on. The stage is set, and the actors are doing warm-ups. "I...
Homeless schoolchildren across Iowa benefit from American Rescue Plan Act funds
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa school children experiencing homelessness are getting some help in the form of $424,000 in federal funding. But now the shocker: it’s headed to 25 different school districts. “I bet it would baffle you,” says Jen Durham, who battled homelessness with her young children...
School districts working to comply with Iowa’s book ban before students return
SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A court challenge to the Iowa law that restricts certain books and topics ended - which means teachers, principals and curriculum directors are having to make sure they’re not in violation. The law bans school books that depict or describe sex acts. It also prohibits...
Disability Rights Activist Pushes Government To Let Him Participate in Society
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses when he and others with disabilities are denied the support they need to live in their own homes and to participate in society.
Grassley, wife Barbara mark 70th anniversary at favorite date spot
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara marked their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on the social platform X.…
NE Supreme Court rules in government-assisted ‘home equity theft’ cases
LINCOLN — In what Legal Aid lawyers are calling a “historic about-face,” the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of two different elderly homeowners who fell victim to what critics described as government-assisted home equity theft. The homeowners, represented by Legal Aid of Nebraska and...
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