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LISBON — Sadie, a German shepherd, was taken in from a Missouri shelter by Fur Fun Rescue in November because she needed surgery to remove two large tumors on her jaw and leg. Without that help, she would continue to have health issues and never find her “furever home.”

As an ICU nurse at a Columbus, Wisconsin hospital, Morgan Saxe regularly cares for critically ill patients. But, at 39 years old and in seemingly good health, she never imagined she would be on the receiving end of that type of care – especially hundreds of miles from home.

ARMSTRONG, Iowa — The mayor, police chief and current and former city clerk of a small Iowa town have been charged with a string of felonies and misdemeanors after a multiyear investigation uncovered embezzlement and other abuses, authorities say.

CEDAR RAPIDS — First Assembly of God looked like a “war zone” after the Aug. 10 derecho.Two-thirds of the roof was ripped and water poured into the sanctuary of the building at 3233 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE in Cedar Rapids.Six months later, Pastor Brian Pingel said the church still is finding water damage and is stripping the sanctuary down to the studs.

Iowa reported only 395 new COV1D-19 cases in a 24-hour period ending Sunday morning — but that was based on the fewest number of test results recorded on a Sunday in nearly 10 months.New casesOf the new cases, Linn County added 20 for a total of 19,085 so far. Johnson County added nine, for a total of 12,812.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s lagging ability to broadly deliver coronavirus vaccines to people is due to inadequate preparation, confusing communication and a lack of staff and resources at local agencies, according to public health managers and experts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.

The Iowa Department of Public Health administered almost 23,200 coronavirus vaccines for the previous 24-hour period as of 11 a.m. Saturday.

IOWA CITY — Iowa City police are investigating a shooting death.Officers were called to the 600 block of South Governor Street at 7:54 p.m. Friday in response to a report of a shooting, according to a news release. Officers found a man dead and witnesses said three men had entered the residence, shot the victim and fled.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Gazette was honored this week with 43 awards in the 2021 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest virtual award ceremony presented by the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa Newspaper Foundation.