Iowa Code requires public schools to employ a licensed school nurse, but some rural districts are struggling to fill those positions.

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17 hours ago · DMPD officers were on scene after a reported shooting in the Lower Beaver neighborhood Monday. The two dead are identified in what DMPD classified homicide-suicide.

15 hours ago · DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill that would shield pesticide manufacturers from future lawsuits is making its way once again through the Iowa Statehouse. A Senate subcommittee advanced SSB 1051 on a 2-1 vote Wednesday that says manufacturers would be immune from people suing for "pesticide-related ...

The remains of 42 people had been pulled from the river by Saturday afternoon, including 38 that had been positively identified, according to emergency officials.

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The House can debate multiple bills next week including: banning certain food dyes from school meals, and adding THC drinks to the state's "open container" law.

5 days ago · Clark returned to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to have her number 22 retired in a ceremony after the Hawkeyes’ 76-67 win over No. 4 USC.