Iowa Lands 10.3 Million for Bioterrorism Readiness
Iowa will receive 10,318,769 in federal funds to bolster bioterrorism and public health emergency preparedness. Des Moines gets 200,000 for a Metropolitan Response System as part of a broader allocation totaling 11,405,707 for state activities and 1,364,694 for regional hospital plans.
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DES Moines
Sens
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Towa
Harkin
Metropoli
Des Moines police revive anti gang unit after surge in violence
Des Moines police restore an eight member anti gang unit after a rise in gang related crime. The team will gather intelligence across schools and neighborhoods to identify gang members and activities using surveillance before seeking search warrants. Local residents welcome the information driven approach.
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Des Moines
Valdez Drive
Lower
Beaver Road
Nichols
Celeste Morris
Parents urged to curb overuse of antibiotics for kids
Des Moines AP reports that health officials urge parents not to automatically give antibiotics for earaches and illnesses. Doctors note a shift toward considering yes or no to antibiotics, citing Iowa data showing resistant strep germs fell from 42 percent to 21 percent last year.
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Des Moines
Stephen Rinderknecht
West Des Moines
Ic Laboratory
Rinderknecht
Patricia Quinlisk
Expert urges focus on emotional trauma in disaster plans
Des Moines AP reports Peter Teahen head of the National Mass Fatalities Institute warns local officials to prepare for psychological impact after terrorism. He cites past crises and says education and building trust are crucial to overcome fear and keep communities connected.
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Des Moines
National Mass Fatalities Institute
Peter Teahen
Teahen
Iowa
Former Iowa man sentenced in airport weapons case
Steven Paul Johnson 21 formerly of Marshalltown was sentenced at Midway Airport to six months in prison for possessing flares knives and ammunition in his duffel bag during a January arrest en route to Orlando Florida He pleaded guilty to trying to place an incendiary device aboard a plane and received three years probation after release.
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Midway Airport
Steven Paul Johnson
Marshalltown
Orlando
Fla
U.S
Valarie Hays
Johnson
James Zagel
Marcy Allen
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