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Rural hospitals built during baby boom now face baby bust
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of all Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers of births have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and ’60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded, state and federal records show.
Damage assessed after storm complex sweeps parts of the Midwest; Pattern change here brings cooler and comfortable conditions
FEELS COOLER Clouds have arrived Tuesday afternoon, but we remain rain/storm free. The reduction in temperatures &and humidity Tuesday are welcome despite still being warm and sticky. It felt as much as 20° cooler than Monday (2nd image below) when heat index was well over 100°. STORM CLEAN UP UNDERWAY We faired very well despite […]
Iowa State football's pass-catchers not interested in hype, but ready to prove themselves
Quarterback Rocco Becht is the face of the Iowa State football program. That much was clear at Becht's Perry Youth Football Camp on July 13. Becht earned the respect of his teammates last year, playing what coach Matt Campbell called "championship-level" football down the stretch to spark some hope for a successful 2024-25...
Storm Across Iowa Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Power [VIDEO]
Iowa was greeted by an extreme storm yesterday that produced 90+ mph wind gusts, hail, tornados, tree damage, and power outages. The storm traveled east from Iowa to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, as 3 other states suffered the same wrath as we did in Iowa. Check out this graphic showing how much area this storm covered.
Upper Mississippi River flooding offers relief after ongoing drought in the south
Upstream flooding along the upper Mississippi may bring downstream benefits and alleviate summer drought, according to meteorologists. A group of mayors and forecasters along the Mississippi River basin held a press conference on Thursday about the benefits and challenges of heavy rainfall in the Midwest in June and July. Representatives of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) gave an update on how flooding in states like Iowa, Illinois and Missouri will affect downstream communities.
Investigators did not violate rights in college gambling probe, state says in filing
Attorneys for the state have filed to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the investigation that roiled Iowa collegiate athletic programs and resulted in multiple criminal charges. More than 20 people, mostly student athletes at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, were accused last year of underage gambling and identity theft, the latter for allegedly using other peoples' online gambling accounts to place wagers on athletic events. Nineteen pleaded guilty and were fined $645 for underage gambling, while six more had their charges dismissed.
Wyffels to showcase new facility during Farm Progress Show
IARN – The 2024 Farm Progress Show will be held August 27–29, 2024, in Boone, Iowa. The show is returning to Iowa for the yearly event that is held every other year at the show grounds in Boone. Last year the show was held at the companion site in Decatur Illinois.
Mile posts: Items on Steve Froeschle, Trisha Nelson, Jack Moran, Pasca Cheruiyot, Festus Lagat, Mallory Lindaman, Blake Whalen
Road running results are heating up, like the weather, this month. Leading the competitive races in the state was the annual Moonlight Chase in Eldridge, where athletes from the Running Wild Elite team battled it out for top honors and lead off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes ...
WBB: Two game times, including matchup against defending champs, announced
Two game times for Iowa State women’s basketball’s 2024-25 schedule were announced Tuesday. The Cyclones will head to Fort Meyers, Florida for their Multi-team event (MTE) in the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Meyers Tip Off on Thanksgiving week. Iowa State will face the defending national champions in...
Iowa State women to take on reigning national champion South Carolina on FOX
The Iowa State women’s basketball team will have a big stage for one of its biggest games this upcoming season. Iowa State’s Nov. 28 contest against South Carolina, the reigning national champion, will tip off at 11 a.m. and be televised on FOX. ...
Ames community remembers Erwin Klaas, who helped create Ada Hayden, outlaw DDT
Central Iowa is mourning the loss of a beloved community leader whose conservation efforts left a lasting mark on the city of Ames. Erwin “Erv” Klaas, 88, a former professor emeritus of animal ecology at Iowa State University, founder of Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park and a one-time Story County Citizen of the Year, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
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