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People who bought pre-need funeral packages lost money in the case of Andrew Joyce, who faces four criminal counts for allegedly using the funds for personal use. One couple's story, in the Des Moines Register.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: June 15, 2021
Black students are six times more likely than white students to be named in criminal complaints in Cedar Rapids schools, The Gazette reports.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: June 15, 2021
Iowa's census workers say they fear their count won't be accurate because of poor training, technology problems and other concerns during a troublesome 2020.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: November 2, 2020
Damage the herbicide dicamba has done to soybeans and trees is the worst seen since the controversial weed killer hit the market in the 1960s.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: October 6, 2020
National experts say Iowa is falling short when it comes to testing for COVID-19. Two key factors: insufficient testing and high positivity rates, the Des Moines Register's Lee Rood says in her Readers' Watchdog report.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: October 3, 2020
The Des Moines Register dug into where $2.81 billion in federal stimulus money related to the COVID-19 pandemic and under the control of Gov. Kim Reynolds is being spent in Iowa. There's more money to be spent.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: September 8, 2020
A University of Iowa incoming freshman talks about her harrowing experience with the university's treatment of her positive COVID-19 test, which led to an apology.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: August 22, 2020
Iowa's chief public health official said she let the state release flawed COVID-19 data that was used to guide school officials for re-opening.
Source: Associated Press
Posted on: August 21, 2020
A University of Iowa incoming freshman's complaints about his treatment at a residence hall after testing positive for COVID-19 led to an apology from the university.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: August 21, 2020
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is pushing for federal enforcement of sanctions against La' James International College, which received coronavirus pandemic aid while being accused of ripping off students with deceptive business practices.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: August 10, 2020