Iowa studies rise in cancer rates among young people
The Iowa Health Registry reports rising cancer rates in adolescents and young adults, ages 15 to 39, with 16 600 new cases and about 6 400 deaths in Iowa this year. UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and UI Children's Hospital plan a dedicated adolescent and young adult program to address fertility, long term effects, and survivorship.
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Iowa
Iowa City
George Weiner
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dora
Explorer
AARP
State Health Registry
Weiner
UI Cancer Center
UI Children’s Hospital
Thousands honor officer killed in wrong way crash in Des Moines
Des Moines police officer Susan Farrell, 30, and two others died in a fiery I-80 crash caused by a wrong way driver. Thousands of officers from Iowa and beyond attended the funeral as a procession stretched miles, with agencies from Linn and Johnson counties and many cities represented. Officer Carlos Puente Morales, 34, is set for a Friday service.
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Des Moines
Susan Farrell
Linn
Johnson County
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marion
University of Iowa
Coralville
Linn County
Brian Gardner
Carlos Puente-Morales
Brian Powers
Des Moines Register
Highland Memorial Gardens
Farrell
Iowa justices weigh felon voting rights scope
Iowa Supreme Court justices heard arguments on how narrowly to define infamous crimes that strip voting rights after felony conviction. Rita Bettis, arguing for easing disenfranchisement, contends restored rights should be more attainable, potentially affecting thousands.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Rita Bettis
Linn County cities push back on police dispatch fee
Four Linn County cities including Hiawatha Lisbon Mount Vernon and Robins resisted a proposed $123600 annual dispatch fee to help cover growing police dispatch operations. The board of supervisors weighed a reduced price tag after initial higher figures.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Hiawatha
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Robins
Marion
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