Neighbors donate kidney to save life in Iowa family story
A healthy mother donor, Cheryl Moore, selflessly offers a kidney to her uncle Braginton after two years of rising illness from high blood pressure. The piece highlights family unity, donor testing, and the impact of organ donation, noting 107000 people waiting nationwide with 600 in Iowa. Iowa Donor Network offers registration details.
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Braginton
Cheryl
Moenck
Iowa
Cheryl Moore
Michael Braginton
Utah
Wanatee Park
Marion
Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Federal officials confirm migrant flight linked to Iowa Des Moines
The May 22 disclosure shows the Health and Human Services offices confirmed the April 22 flight from Long Beach to Des Moines carrying 19 migrant children who were moved to sponsors via buses. Gov Reynolds and Gov Lee pressed for a Senate judiciary committee hearing on immigration. Axne joined in criticizing the administration for lack of transparency and calls for further investigation.
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Chuck Grassley
Federal Immigration Agency
Federal Health and Human Services
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Office of Refugee Resettlement
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Long Beach
Calif
Des Moines
Reynolds
Tennessee
Bill Lee
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
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Axne
Biden Administration
Iowa
Donald Trump
Biden
Who-Am
Iowa Democratic Party
Barack Obama
Drought deepens as May rainfall falls below average in Iowa
Iowa faces widespread dryness with nearly 90 percent of the state affected. May precipitation averaged 3.71 inches, 1.18 inches below normal, while drought expanded to northern Iowa and into the south. Water conservation rules may spread as demand rises and planned Missouri River flow reductions take effect July 1.
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Akron
West Point
Lee County
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Floyd
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Cedar River
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Army Corps of Engineers
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Prisons to Resume In-Person Visits in Early July
Iowa Department of Corrections will restore in-person inmate visits in early July. Linn County offers two free video visits weekly at a public lobby terminal. Johnson County provides free lobby visits or paid remote calls. Lobby terminals expanding. rates drop to 25 cents a minute. TurnKey Corrections charges 39 cents off site.
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Prison Policy Initiative
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Linn County
Gardner
NCIC
Johnson County
TurnKey Corrections
Shuerer
Iowa Utilities Board
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