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'Largest Inflatable Awareness Ribbon': Iowa may be home to world record
kcci.com > article...Organizers with the Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer gathered Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center to officially measure a giant inflatable... ...ribbon to see if they have earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, KCRG reports.... ...“Hall Perrine has done so much for me and so many people,” Jeanine Yeager said. “You can't help but want to help.”... ...Jeff Decker....

Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
kcci.com > article...“The night went well,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement early Thursday, adding further updates would be released later.Dr Sergio... ...Pope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair... ...at Yale University School of Medicine, who did not participate in the surgery and commented after consulting the Vatican statement on the procedure.Francis... ...remained in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.In...

What to know about one Iowa city's dog-centered festival
kcci.com > article...The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation is holding its 2023 DogFest at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Thursday, KCRG reports.... ...Video above: Meet Yahtzee, Des Moines" new "arson dog" Fifteen vendors will be at the event with dog-themed products for sale....

'The whole town is upset': Newton residents call closing of Maid-Rite sudden and unexpected
kcci.com > article..."I am so sad," said Linda Pierce, a lifelong Newton resident. That is Pierce's reaction to the closing of the Maid-Rite in Newton.... ...Pierce is not the only person unhappy the Maid-Rite closed. "The whole town is upset. This was the place to meet.... ...Amanda Price is the executive director of the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce.... ...And if the owner is willing to sell it and keep it going," said Amanda Price, Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce....

Police: Iowa woman charged with first-degree murder in mother's death
kcci.com > article...A Waterloo woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after a woman died of multiple stab wounds to the neck last month, KCRG reports.... ...In a criminal complaint, police said 33-year-old Sarah Nagy Brown claimed she had been in a physical altercation with the victim, but the victim... ...She was identified as Roberta Nagy, 54, of Waterloo. The Medical Examiner"s Office has ruled Nagy"s death was a homicide.... ...Police said Brown called 911, saying the victim was unconscious and without a pulse, and that the victim has a history of medical conditions....

Potential legalization of golf carts on Ankeny streets has city divided
kcci.com > article...Mayor Mark Holm says the carts could pose a safety threat for the city.... ...Some citizens who live near golf courses, like Briarwood Golf Club, say they've already been driving the carts to nearby courses.... ...Mayor Mark Holm joins others in saying the carts could pose a safety threat for the city.... ...If the ordinance passes, Ankeny would become the largest city in Iowa to allow the carts....

Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications
kcci.com > article...to them," she said.Wisinski is a breast cancer specialist with the UW Health Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, Wisconsin, a member of the network... ...National Comprehensive Cancer Network said Wednesday that nearly all the centers it surveyed late last month were dealing with shortages of carboplatin... ...Society of Health-System Pharmacists."... ...More about the cancer drug shortageThe problem started developing earlier this year, said Mike Ganio, who studies drug shortages at the American ...

President Biden vetoes bill to cancel student debt relief
kcci.com > article...President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation that would have canceled his plan to forgive student debt.The measure had been pushed by Republicans... ...veto In the video player above: Hear the president's statement on his move to veto the billDespite the veto, Biden's plan still isn't secure Supreme...

On the road to RAGBRAI: Organizers inspect route ahead of 50th anniversary ride
kcci.com > article...This year, RAGBRAI riders will find themselves staying in these towns overnight: Sioux City, Storm Lake, Carroll, Ames, Des Moines, Tama-Toledo,... ...Coralville and Davenport.... ...In Des Moines, most of the main events will happen at Water Works Park on Wednesday, July 26.... ..."We still are looking for volunteers both along the route at the Iowa State Capitol and Water Works Park," Flack said....

Man dies in Dubuque County crash near Sundown Mountain Resort
kcci.com > article...The Dubuque County Sheriff"s Office says a man died Tuesday in a crash on Asbury Road, near Sundown Mountain Resort.... ...According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 131 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads.... ...Over the last five years, an average of 338 people have been killed in crashes each year, the DOT says....