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Travel Advice: US Midwest hit by deadly polar vortex with temps as low as -50°F – advice and info for visitors

News TeamJanuary 30, 2019

The Midwest is currently experience a brutal polar vortex, with a windchill that can bring temperatures as low as -50°F, and in some cases below -60°F, in parts...

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Quick Read: Dozens of major public buildings evacuated across US over ‘bitcoin bomb threats’

News TeamDecember 14, 2018

Counterterrorism officials said a series of bomb threats reported across the country appeared to be a hoax after scammers targeted media outlets and major insti...

Quick Read: Dangerous snowstorm delays thousands of flights as blizzard conditions worsen across midwestern US

News TeamNovember 26, 2018

Schools have been closed and thousands of flights delayed or cancelled after a dangerous snowstorm fell across the midwestern US following an extended holiday weekend.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.independent.co.uk/ne...

Quick Read: Celia Barquín: European golf champion murdered in Iowa

News TeamSeptember 19, 2018

Barquín, 22, won the European Ladies' Amateur championship in July and was a leading student athlete at Iowa State University. Golfers at the Coldwater Golf Li...

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Quick Read: Mollie Tibbetts Case: What We Know About the Iowa Student’s Abduction and Alleged Murder by an Undocumented Immigrant

News TeamAugust 23, 2018

The body of missing Iowa college student, 20 -year-old Mollie Tibbetts was found Tuesday and authorities charged undocumented immigrant Christian Bahena-Rivera ...

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Quick Read: Iowa tornado: More than 25 separate tornadoes devastate towns as they wreak havoc across state

News TeamJuly 23, 2018

Some 27 separate tornadoes have injured 17 people, damaged scores of buildings and overturned vehicles as they tore through the American mid-west state of Iowa. The unpredicted winds slammed into three separate cities, Marshalltown, Pella and Bondur...

Quick Read: McDonald’s Pulls Salads From 3,000 Locations After Dozens Sickened By Parasite

News TeamJuly 16, 2018

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of intestinal illness that has sickened dozens and is "likely linked" to salads at McDonald's.... Read full arti...

Quick Read: Parasite Outbreak Tied to Del Monte Vegetables Sickens More Than 200 People

News TeamJuly 13, 2018

An outbreak of parasitic infections tied to Del Monte vegetable trays has sickened more than 200 people in four U.S. states, according to the Centers for Diseas...

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Quick Read: Icy weather claims several lives in the United States

News TeamJanuary 3, 2018

Record-breaking freezing temperatures were blamed for the deaths of up to four people in the United States on Tuesday, as a cold snap continued its reign in the northeast of the country.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2Ch...

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Quick Read: What do to if you receive a ‘kidnapped children’ scam call

News TeamOctober 13, 2017

Des Moines police and Des Moines Public Schools said in news releases Thursday that thieves are targeting Iowans with a phone scam about kidnappings.... Read fu...

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Quick Read: Phone scammers target Des Moines families claiming children have been kidnapped

News TeamOctober 12, 2017

Des Moines-area families are receiving fraudulent calls claiming their child was kidnapped and they need to send money for their child's return. On Wednesday, ...

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Quick Read: Fires in four US states kill six, force thousands from homes

News TeamMarch 9, 2017

Emergency crews struggled today to contain bushfires that have scorched hundreds of square kilometres of land in four states, killing six people and forcing thousands of others to flee their homes ahead of the wind-whipped flames.... Read full articl...

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Quick Read: Red Cross issues winter driving safety tips

News TeamDecember 19, 2016

Winter is upon us here in Nebraska and if you haven’t done it yet, the American Red Cross is advising you to winterize your car. Dinsdale says another thing pe...

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Quick Read: Mumps outbreak in several states; 6 confirmed or probable AZ cases since January

News TeamDecember 9, 2016

The United States is being hit with the worst mumps outbreak in a decade, with the number of cases at 2,879 from January through early November. There have bee...

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Quick Read: Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Livestock Used In 4-H Projects

News TeamDecember 2, 2016

A salmonella Heidelberg outbreak sickened 21 people this year, landing eight of them in the hospital, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2fL0g1M Like...

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Quick Read: Arkansas mumps near 700, Oklahoma outbreak tops 100

News TeamOctober 26, 2016

The mumps outbreak in northwest Arkansas is closing in on 700 cases, according to the latest data from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Monday. The ADH ...

Quick Read: State Department Of Health Services Will Begin Monitoring For Zika-Carrying Mosquitos In June

News TeamMay 10, 2016

Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is preparing to deal with the Zika virus that causes severe birth defects and sometimes paralysis in ...

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