From the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt to a bridge explosion, this week’s news quiz features the top stories published by IPR from Aug.19-23. Can you get all ten questions right? 📝Take the quiz to find out!
Iowa Public Radio
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
Des Moines, IA 1,143 followers
Iowa Public Radio enriches the civic and cultural life in Iowa through high quality news and cultural programming.
About us
Iowa Public Radio enriches the civic and cultural life in Iowa through high quality news and cultural programming.
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- Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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- 51-200 employees
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- Des Moines, IA
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- Nonprofit
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- 2004
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2111 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312-5393, US
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It only took one minute for an EF-4 tornado to rip through the small town of Greenfield this past May. It directly hit and destroyed more than a hundred houses, and severely damaged many more structures, including the Adair County Memorial Hospital. Storms like this, and others that have hit the Midwest this season not only damage communities, but could create lasting public heath challenges.
Extreme weather can leave a trail of destruction and a lasting health impact
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State officials announced a new website with the goal of making it easier for Iowans to find child care. Iowans can now visit Iowa Child Care Connect to search for open child care slots near their home or on their route to work. The search can be filtered by location, type of child care, quality ratings and more. The website does not include prices. Gov. Kim Reynolds said the website will "fundamentally change how Iowa’s working parents find child care.”
Iowa launches new website to help families find child care
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Orchestras across the nation have dealt with attendance decline for decades. But a new music performance trend is exciting youth — and could be the entry point into classical music that orchestras need.
For some Iowa orchestras, video game scores may be the key to attracting younger audiences
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When handing down her judgment, Judge Nancy Whittenburg said Kyle Ricke’s crime was like "an earthquake” that broke the foundations of many lives. On Wednesday, family members of Kevin Cram shared emotional victim impact statement during Ricke’s sentencing for the first-degree murder of Officer Cram in 2023. The courtroom heard from Cram’s wife, 7-year-old son, father, two brothers and grandmother.
Kyle Ricke receives a life sentence for killing Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram
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Schuyler, Neb., is a town of only about 6,500 people, but Corazones Azules, a group of Latina mothers with disabled children, is making change beyond their local community. “One of the reasons Corazones Azules started is to help be the bridge to the community, to help them understand,” Luis Lucar, senior organizer at the Heartland Workers Center in Schuyler, said. “Everybody cares about each other’s tears... When they see each other at meetings, they understand the meaning of each one.” After fundraising to launch Project Lifesaver in Schuyler, the mothers are looking to the future. Read the full story from The Midwest Newsroom.
Latina mothers in Nebraska join local police to make life safer for children with disabilities
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Many educators say their districts aren’t supplying everything their students need. A 2024 survey showed that Iowa teachers spend an average of $774 of their own money on school supplies each year. Nonprofit groups, community organizations and even the courts are stepping in to help meet needs across the Midwest. But education advocates say it’s not a long-term solution.
Teachers still spend their own money on school supplies, despite efforts to help stock classrooms
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A controlled blast took place Monday to start the demolition of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway bridge in northwest Iowa. Historic flooding caused the bridge to partially collapse in late June, which left it sagging in the Big Sioux River. A second blast will happen in early September to remove the rest of the debris. BNSF Railway said it will take nine months for a new, more modern bridge be constructed.
With a big blast, railroad bridge demolition gets underway in Sioux City
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Heat kills more people every year than any other climate-driven disaster. But experts say hot temperatures are likely causing even more deaths than official numbers show.
Heat is likely killing more people in the Midwest and Great Plains than what’s recorded. Here’s why
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Federal income caps are excluding many agricultural workers from affordable housing, leaving developments with vacant units and workers without homes.
Federally funded housing for farmworkers disqualifies tenants for making too much money
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