STUART – One person is dead and an Iowa State Trooper was injured following a shooting in Adair County. KCCI-TV reports several law enforcement agencies responded to shots fired in Stuart Tuesday afternoon. An armed male shot a state trooper responding, and that suspect was then subsequently arrested. One woman died and the cause is believed to be related to the person who shot the state trooper, who was injured and transported from the scene.
DES MOINES – Iowa has become the first state to participate in the federal expansion of addiction-recovery programs aimed at preventing children from entering foster care. WHO-13 reports that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced in Des Moines that states can now be reimbursed for Wellness Recover Action Plan and family-based recovery. Last year, 3,000 Iowa kids were removed from families due to parental addiction, and an estimated 9,000 were abused by parents who use substances.
DES MOINES – A spotty weather forecast didn’t stop consecutive record breaking crowds from attending the Iowa State Fair for two days in a row. WHO-13 reports 123,140 people attended the first Sunday of the 10-day event, followed by 111,159 on Monday — both highs for those respective days. Attendance this year has exceeded 2025 so far despite multiple rounds of rainfall.
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