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US Rep. Ashley Hinson calls for more bird flu research after string of outbreaks in Iowa

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson Thursday voiced concerns for the agriculture industry and consumers dealing with a string ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch

Senators call for highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine

Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for ...
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Iowa A.G. Bird issues statement about students’ free speech rights

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on the "Iowa Press" set on Sept. 19, 2025. (Iowa PBS photo) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says colleges and universities should not use the murder of Charlie Kirk ...

Iowa sheriff's deputy helps rescue bald eagle likely hit by a car

A female bald eagle is now recovering from internal injuries that rehabilitators think came from being hit by a car in Jasper ...
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Bird flu hits 18,000 turkeys in north central Iowa

Bird flu has struck a commercial turkey operation with 18,000 birds in north central Iowa’s Hamilton County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture says. The outbreak reported Tuesday, Dec. 2, is the ...