by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 29, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News
LifeServe Blood Center is changing its donor eligibility policy next month to comply with new FDA guidelines on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The FDA revised its policy last December from a complete ban to accepting donations from men who haven’t had sex...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 29, 2016 | Human Interest, News
A report released today shows nearly one-third of Iowans struggle to afford basic living expenses. Deann Cook is executive director of United Ways of Iowa, which issued the statewide study. “This report indicates that over 381,000 households in Iowa, or...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
State investigators have released the name of a man shot and killed by Boone police Monday. A news release from the Department of Criminal Investigation says the man is 28-year-old Michael Disbrowe. Officers were called to a home in Boone at 10:15 Monday on the report...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is announcing the resolution of a complaint filed after a black, transgender woman was arrested in West Des Moines and held for more than a week in jail. Meagan Taylor and her best friend, who is also black and a transgender...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 29, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident involving an all-terrain vehicle Tuesday night near Orange City. A passing motorist observed the ATV in the ditch with a person pinned beneath it. Sixty-five-year-old Kenneth VanGorp, of Orange City,...