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JoCo's Healthy Aging Fair highlights resources for older Iowans
The 2024 Healthy Aging Fair was held in Iowa City Thursday. Every year, the Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging brings together local resources, services, and organizations under one roof, all dedicated to helping older adults live healthy, safe and active lifestyles. This year's fair included a session on...
Iowa Senator Demands Action Amid Nursing Home Fee Crisis
(Des Moines) State Senator Claire Celsi calls for urgent reform in Iowa’s nursing home sector. This follows revelations that numerous facilities, including the bankrupt Tabor Manor Care Center, owe a combined 10.7 million dollars in unpaid quality assurance fees. Celsi criticized the lack of oversight and accountability, arguing that taxpayer dollars and resident care are being compromised. She has urged her legislative colleagues to prioritize this issue in the next session, emphasizing that significant changes are needed to address the ongoing crisis effectively.
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 after fleeing domestic abuse a decade ago. […]
City High Junior Rogers Finishes Fifth at Loaded Warrior Invitational
SOLON – The Class 4A state golf tournament is a little less than two months away. On Thursday Jack Rogers and his City High teammates got a little sneak peak of what they could see in October if they make a second consecutive appearance at the state golf meet.
Cedar Rapids pediatrician issues call to action over cell phones in schools
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids pediatrician is calling for local high schools to ban student cell phone use. A 2023 poll shows teenagers spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media apps. Dr. Padget Skogman with Mercy in Cedar Rapids says there’s an opportunity to take some of that pressure off. “Even just from 2018 to 2024, the amount of anxiety visits and and mental health visits that we’re seeing in the pediatric office is so different,” says Dr. Skogman.
A-R-C coaches pick Volleyball as favorites for 2024 title
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The American Rivers Conference volleyball coaches picked the Coe Volleyball team as the favorites for the 2024 title in Thursday's preseason poll. After an up-and-down regular season, the Kohawks pulled off a magical run in the 2023 A-R-C tournament to clinch the postseason title. Coe is seeking its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, reaching the big dance in 2022 and 2023 while totaling nearly 50 wins in two years.
Officials propose replacing Iowa’s second oldest county jail
Sac County’s Jail in Sac City has been in operation for over 80 years and the county’s voters will decide in November whether a new jail should be built. The Sac County Board of Supervisors is proposing that a new county jail be built across the street from the current one, then the old one would be used by the county sheriff’s office. The supervisors have voted to put a nearly $11 million bond referendum on the General Election ballot to finance the two-phase project. According to the state jail inspector, Sac County has the second oldest jail in Iowa and it does not meet current safety standards, putting staff, inmates and the public at risk.
Wellman man dies in motorcycle crash in Oxford while attempting to elude officers
OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG) — A Wellman man died in a motorcycle crash in Johnson County after attempting to elude law enforcement at high speed on Wednesday night, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s office. KCRG reports deputies said they tried to stop a motorcycle near Ireland Avenue NW...
Cedar Rapids residents shaken up after shooting leaves homes, cars with bullet holes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — People living in a typically quiet neighborhood in Cedar Rapids were terrified after a shooting. Cedar Rapids police responded to a shots fired call at the 1100 block of 3rd Street SW at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Officers found shell casings in a nearby...
Karina Cooper’s murder trial reset to February 2025
TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial has been reset to February of 2025. On July 30, Assistant Attorney General Michael H. Ringle filed a motion for a continuance of the 10-day jury trial which had been set to begin Oct. 1 of this year. The State asked for the date change due to both Ringle and Assistant Attorney General Israel Kodiaga scheduled to be in trial on other matters. Karina Cooper’s defense attorney, Nichole Watt with the Waterloo Public Defender’s Office, did not resist the request.
Meet Rhys Dakin, The Iowa Hawkeyes Freshman New Punter!
Freshman Punter, Rhys Dakin, has some incredibly big shoes to fill this upcoming Iowa Hawkeye football season. To be fair, he really only has 1 leg and 1 shoe to fill but either way, he's hoping to take this season 1 game at a time. Iowa Hawkeye fans adopted a...
University of Northern Iowa Introduces New Game Day Rules
For all of us in the Cedar Valley, especially Cedar Falls that means we're gearing up to root for UNI. The Panthers will kick off the 2024-2025 season with a home game against the Valparaiso Beacons in the UNI Dome at 4:00 PM. If you plan to cheer on the...
Wieck to Make Return to Iowa as Bulldogs Battle Hawkeyes in Exhibition Game
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD men’s head coach Justin Wieck will be making a return to his alma mater this season. On October 25th, he will lead his Bulldogs against the University of Iowa in an exhibition game. Wieck joined the Hawkeyes as a walk-on forward in the 2004 season. He...
Two-A-Days: Lisbon aims to add strength to already fast squad for deeper postseason push
Lisbon is coming off the team's first undefeated regular season since winning the program's only state championship in 2011. After falling short in the second round of the playoffs, Lisbon looks to add strength in its first full offseason under head coach Dylan Hastings to take the Lions to the next level.
UPDATE: Two found dead in Charles City home
(ABC 6 News) — On Thursday morning, the Charles City Police Department was dispatched to a 911 call in the 1000 block of Court Street. According to a press release, upon entry to the residence, two deceased persons were located. The Division of Criminal Investigation was notified and assisted with the incident as did AMR Ambulance Services.
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