Iowa Universities Face Last Round of State Budget Cuts
Iowa public universities and community colleges must absorb about $4.5 million more in cuts as part of a statewide clawback to close a projected shortfall of $117.8 million. The University of Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI each face further reductions along with deep cuts to community colleges and several state agencies.
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Iowa Department of Management
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Cedar Rapids Flood Control Push Heads to Senate Hearing
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett and City Manager Jeff Pomeranz travel to Washington to press for a permanent flood control system before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The hearing on Flood Control Infrastructure focuses on dams and levees and starts at 9 30 a.m. Central Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
U.S. Senate
Corbett
Jeff Pomeranz
Washington, D.C
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Kansas shooting tied to hate crime claim shocks community
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian born aviation engineer, was living the American dream across Texas Iowa and Kansas when a gunman yelled Get out of my country before fatally shooting him and injuring another. Investigators pursue possible hate crime as case draws international attention.
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Srinivas Kuchibhotla
Texas
Iowa
Kansas
Kuchibhotla
Iowa Trumpeter Swans Surpass Records in January Count
Iowa's trumpeter swans, once extirpated, have returned in large numbers. January count shows 1,823 birds statewide, a 63 percent rise from last year, with many migrating from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Cedar Rapids Crescent Pond Hawk Eye area and Lily Lake Amana.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
Amana
DNR
Trumpeter Swans Surge in Iowa Count
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports January survey tallies 1,823 trumpeter swans in Iowa, up 63 percent from last year, signaling a notable rebound in the species.
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Popular Wintering Spots in Iowa Counties
Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids Linn County Crescent Pond at Hawkeye Wildlife Area in Johnson County Lily Lake in Amana Iowa County listed as key wintering locales for local wildlife.
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Prairie Park
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Crescent Pond
Hawkeye Wildlife Area
Johnson County
Lily Lake
Linn County
Amana
Iowa County
Iowa Trumpeter Swan Count Locations Highlighted
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources lists swan count sites across the state since 2010. Beemer's Pond near Fort Dodge in Webster County. Dale Moffitt Reservoir near Des Moines at the Dallas Polk Warren and Madison county corner. Lake 4 near Atlantic Cass County. Lake Icaria near Corning Adams County. Lake Anita in Anita Cass County.
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Webster County
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Dallas, Polk, Warren
Madison Counties
Lake
Atlantic
Cass County
Lake Icaria
Corning
Adams County
Lake Anita
Anita
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