Area schools step up to halt flu spread
Corridor school districts report high student absences as flu season advances. The H3N2 strain has led to 43 Iowa deaths and 747 hospitalizations since Oct 1, with older adults most affected though all ages are at risk.
Younkers at Westdale to close in Cedar Rapids
Bon-Ton Stores will shutter 47 locations this year with the Westdale Younkers in Cedar Rapids and a Cedar Falls Younkers among the closings. Closings start soon and run 10 to 12 weeks. Westdale mall redevelopment proceeds despite loss.
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Iowa drops Wynn name from vision research institute
The University of Iowa will remove donor Stephen A. Wynn from the Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research after sexual assault allegations surfaced. Wynn, 76, denies the claims and resigned as GOP finance chair. The 2013 naming followed a $25 million gift for blindness research.
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Iowa lawmakers probe nefarious spending at distance learning agency
The House Government Oversight Committee opens an inquiry into the agency managing Iowa's distance learning and broadband carrier network. Lawmakers question training gaps that may have enabled cronyism and improper disbursements totaling nearly 380000, while praising Auditor Mary Mossman for uncovering undeposited collections.
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