Lee County struggling with daycare shortage
Child care is an urgent need in southeast Iowa’s Lee County, where the county health department is gauging the depth of the problem by conducting a survey though a five-year grant from Prevent Child Abuse Iowa. Breanna Kramer-Riesburg, the department’s outreach...
Senator Ernst proposes plan to let parents pay for leave time with Social Security
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, has unveiled a plan for new parents to use some of their Social Security savings to pay for time off work to be with the new child. The plan does have some critics. “I do receive some push back because there...Iowa remains 5th in national rank for taking care of kids
Iowa held its place at fifth in an annual Kids Count report which ranks each of the states on how well they do in taking care of kids. Iowa Kids Count Director, Michael Crawford, says the state has ranked anywhere from third to fifth in the last five years — and...
Supreme Court says contracts with surrogate mothers are legal
The Iowa Supreme Court rules that contracts made with surrogate mothers are legal in the state. The case involves a couple from Cedar Rapids who were nearing 50 years old when they married in 2013 and decided they wanted to have a child. They placed an online ad in...FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
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UNI receives grant to turn old photos into interactive exhibit
UNI receives grant to turn old photos into interactive exhibit - Radio Iowa
An archival photography project at the University of Northern Iowa has landed a federal grant to help its users ...
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Home test
Home test - Radio Iowa
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Unhealthy air detected in parts of the state from Canadian wildfire smoke
Unhealthy air detected in parts of the state from Canadian wildfire smoke - Radio Iowa
The wildfire smoke from Canada is back over Iowa once again. Brian Hutchins at the DNR Air Quality Bureau says ...
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Banks in Sioux, Lyon County the target of check cashing fraud
Banks in Sioux, Lyon County the target of check cashing fraud - Radio Iowa
The Sioux and Lyon County Sheriff Departments are working with local police trying to identify individuals involved ...
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