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Cedar Rapids, IA
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Dr. Stephanie Loe found a way to bring smiles inside a place that can be particularly scary for children.
Pope Francis is meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf.
The bill would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.
Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
A recreational marijuana shop is opening this weekend in Galena, Illinois.
County health leaders said they will be spending the weekend scrambling to adapt to new state rules about who can get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Eight Democrats voted against the proposal, suggesting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and other progressives vowing to continue the fight in coming months will face a difficult fight.
The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal between Northern Iowa and Drake was canceled Friday night because of a positive COVID-19 test and contract tracing within the Panthers program.
The Iowa legislature’s first major deadline has passed, effectively killing dozens of bills that didn’t make it past a full committee. One bill that did survive the cut is looking at altering the state’s bottle bill from 1978.
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a minivan on Friday morning.
MercyOne Dubuque Pharmacy vaccinated more than 2,000 people in a vaccination clinic in Peosta on Friday.
Kirkwood Community College students getting on the job training to help fight the pandemic
Washington County Public Health preparing for vaccine demand
A member of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team has died at a treatment center for mental illness.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s top public health official, said the state is acting now because the rates of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are declining while the number of people receiving the vaccine is increasing.
MercyOne Dubuque Pharmacy vaccinated more than 2,000 people in a vaccination clinic in Peosta on Friday.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today for the first 24-7 Mental Health Access Center in Linn County. It will allow immediate access for people who are in crisis and need help whether it be thoughts of suicide or a substance use issue.
The study was released just as some states are rescinding mask mandates and restaurant limits.
An email KCRG-TV9′s i9 Investigative Unit received shows the Iowa Department of Public Health only alerted county health departments it was expanding eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccinations 8-minutes before the announcement was made.
Newly eligible can start receiving vaccines from pharmacies on Monday, while the County won't be ready until March 15th.
The hack of a company that manages ticket-processing and frequent-flier data for major global airlines — including Star Alliance and OneWorld members — has compromised the personal data of an unspecified number of travelers.
Pharmaceutical companies that took taxpayer money from the U.S. or Europe to develop inoculations at unprecedented speed say they are negotiating contracts and exclusive licensing deals with producers on a case-by-case basis because they need to protect their intellectual property and ensure safety.
A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday.
Federal prosecutors for Iowa say a Webster City man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
NASA’s Kate Rubins and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi installed mounting brackets and struts for the improved solar wings due to arrive in June. They also tightened some sticky bolts that hampered Sunday’s spacewalk and left some duties undone.
The Tama County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating a shooting in Chelsea that sent a man to the hospital on Friday morning.
Unemployment fell from 6.3% to 6.2%, the Labor Department reported Friday. That is down dramatically from 14.8% last April.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the blade found “multiple fatigue fracture origins” on the inside surface of the hollow fan blade.
Riser was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder and was being held Friday on $5 million bond.
A three-judge panel said Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill erred when he rejected a prosecution motion to reinstate the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin.
Prosecutors have pursued the misdemeanor case against Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will finally get the chance to tell the story behind their departure from royal duties directly to the public on Sunday, when their two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey is broadcast.
Police on Friday identified the victims as Roseann McCulley, 34, her 13-year-old son Kayden Johnson and her 6-year-old daughter Kaylee Brooks.
Still, Biden faces more skepticism from Americans on the economy, which has been battered by the pandemic.
A felon from Cedar Rapids, who police say attempted to ditch a firearm while running away from them, was sentenced to two years in prison.
A great afternoon ahead across eastern Iowa. Expect a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the low to mid-40s across the area.
"Coming 2 America," originally planned to hit theaters last year, was sold due to the pandemic by Paramount Pictures to Amazon, where it will begin streaming Friday.
Neighbors have been trying for three years to get an extremely full yard cleaned.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District on Friday announced it plans to hold in-person graduation ceremonies in May for the Class of 2021.
Pope Francis brushed aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to resume his globe-trotting papacy after a yearlong hiatus spent under COVID-19 lockdown in Vatican City.
Maia Chaka enters the NFL after working in the Pac-12 and Conference USA.
An 85-year-old California man wanted for multiple sex offenses dating back to 1987 was arrested in Hampton, Iowa on Thursday.
The California Democrat’s suit was filed Friday in federal court in Washington.
Children were not part of the initial tests in the rapid approval process of the vaccines, because they have a very low chance of becoming severely ill from COVID-19.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Friday reports a total of 208,429 people in Iowa are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report that the true number of people who had died in nursing homes in New York was altered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides in a state Health Department report in July.
Jim Nelson has been in a nursing home, unable to see his wife Gina due to the pandemic. On Thursday, they were both at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Hospital and finally got to see each other just a few days after their anniversary.
A British judge has ordered the Mail on Sunday to publish a front-page statement highlighting the Duchess of Sussex’s legal victory over the newspaper.