Iowa
Dog abandoned outside Iowa airport during holidays adopted by new family
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Allie, the canine that was discovered tied up exterior an Iowa airport after being seemingly deserted by her earlier proprietor, has discovered a brand new house.
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa confirmed in an announcement to TODAY.com on Jan. 12, that the one-year-old feminine pup, who they named Allie, was settling in effectively together with her adopted household.
“We’re completely satisfied to let you know that Allie, the canine left on the Des Moines airport, was adopted yesterday (Jan. 11) by a household who noticed her on the airport the day she was deserted,” Natalie Zehr of ARL of Iowa stated. “Her new household has already reached out to us with an replace, saying Allie is settling in very effectively.”
The rescue additionally shared photographs of Allie, with a smile on her face, saying goodbye to ARL of Iowa workers.
Allie was discovered tied up exterior the airport on Dec. 29, 2022, after her proprietor wasn’t in a position to board their flight together with her.
ARL of Iowa CEO Tom Colvin informed TODAY.com the next day they obtained a name from airport workers telling them that Allie was deserted after her proprietor “tried to undergo the flight course of with out the right kennel.”
Allie didn’t have any correct identification when she was discovered, however authorities had the proprietor’s title. She was then taken to the rescue whereas an investigation passed off.
On the time, Colvin stated Allie was in good spirits regardless of the incident.
“(She’s) very pleasant and cherished all people from the airport workers that got here out, introduced her a blanket, stayed together with her, cherished her, giving her all the eye till our animal providers officers got here out and picked her up,” he stated. “She’s very candy.”
On Jan. 3, a warrant associated to the case was issued and Allie’s earlier proprietor surrendered her to the ARL. Allie then underwent a spay surgical procedure, obtained a microchip and some other wanted veterinary providers earlier than she was made obtainable for adoption.
Within the police grievance obtained by the Des Moines Register, it said that the earlier proprietor, a 24-year-old man, was being charged “with animal neglect and care and therapy of animals, a misdemeanor.”
In accordance with Iowa Code 717B.8, an individual who commits animal abandonment is responsible of a misdemeanor, with the severity of the punishment depending on the accidents or hurt carried out to the animal. Per Iowa legal guidelines, an individual discovered responsible might pay a tremendous of at the least $105 to $8,540 relying on the kind of misdemeanor, with 30 days to 2 years of imprisonment.
A Des Moines police spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to TODAY.com’s request for remark.
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Iowa
Presidents at the the state’s three largest universities were approved for raises by the Board of Regents
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All three of Iowa’s public university presidents were given raises of at least $25,000 after the Board of Regents unanimously approved a tuition hike on Thursday.
The presidents at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa were evaluated in a closed session at the Levitt Center in Iowa City.
“The Board is very happy with the outstanding work that university leadership is doing, and wanted to recognize their efforts with additional compensation,” Iowa Board of Regents senior communications director Josh Lehman said in a statement Friday.
More: Iowa Regents approve 2-3% tuition hike at state’s 3 public universities
Wilson, Wintersteen each secure $60K bump
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen each received a $60,000 pay raise, bringing Wilson’s annual salary to $760,000. Wintersteen will make $710,000 next fiscal year.
Wilson and Wintersteen were each given a $50,000 raise last summer.
Wilson took over as president in Iowa City in 2022, and has received $160,000 in raises in the ensuing years. Wintersteen is the first female president at Iowa State University, assuming her role in 2017. She’s spent 40 years with the school.
Wintersteen took a $59,000 pay cut in 2020, a 10 % salary reduction, to help the university recover from revenue losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her base salary in 2017, when she was chosen as the school’s next president, was $525,000, and it rose to $590,000 in year three.
More: ISU announces retirement incentives; Wintersteen takes 10% pay cut
Northern Iowa president given raise
University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook’s salary was increased by $25,000, bringing his annual earnings to $397,110. The Board of Regents renewed his employment agreement and revised his deferred compensation plan, originally established in 2018, to extend through June 30, 2027. Under this plan, starting from July 1, 2025, Nook will receive an annual contribution of $100,000 until the plan concludes.
Nook was given a $15,000 raise last summer.
More: Students’ protest at Regents meeting calls for divestment from Israel, end of grad student fees
Why did the Iowa Board of Regents raise tuition again?
The raises came after the Regents approved a 3% tuition hike for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and a 2% tuition hike for the University of Northern Iowa. Last year, The Regents agreed to raise tuition at all three universities last year by 3.5% for undergraduate students.
The Board of Regents cited inflation as their deciding factor in raising tuition for the upcoming school year. Earlier in the year, Iowa lawmakers rejected the Board of Regents’ full funding request for the 2024-2025 academic year. The board asked for an extra $14.8 million in general funding, but the legislature agreed to increase funding by 2.5%, or $12.3 million.
Jessica Rish is an entertainment, dining and business reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. She can be reached at JRish@press-citizen.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @rishjessica_
Iowa
DNR proposes new deer hunting restrictions for southwest Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
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State regulators are seeking to severely restrict the hunting of female deer in several southwest Iowa counties in an effort to increase the animal’s population in that area.
Hunters in six counties would be barred from shooting white-tailed does during the first shotgun season, and none of the counties will have additional doe licenses available for other seasons.
Those counties include Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Shelby. The new restrictions already exist in 17 counties of northwest Iowa, where some have been in place for a decade.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been gradually reducing the number of licenses for antlerless deer in the southwest counties in recent years.
“This is in response to what we’ve noticed is a sustained population decline,” said Jace Elliott, the DNR’s deer biologist. “The hunters in that area, what I’m hearing from them is, it’s about time. I’m always surprised when we propose relatively large changes, and I don’t get a single person reaching out from that part of the state that’s even confused about why we’re going in that direction.”
Also, no doe licenses would be issued for Cass and Page counties, and the number of available licenses will be reduced for Adams and Montgomery counties.
The department might finalize the new restrictions next month as it hosts a series of meetings that are part of its Western Iowa Deer Initiative, which is meant to solicit input from hunters and landowners.
The new restrictions represent a significant reversal of the state’s policies two decades ago, when there was a robust deer population in southwest Iowa. The DNR had made thousands of antlerless licenses available and also allowed hunters to use powerful rifles during special January seasons to encourage more participation.
“It worked probably too well,” Elliott said. “At the time, people didn’t have the foresight to realize that we’d be in this situation.”
He said deer numbers declined gradually over time in the area and — because of the area’s relatively open landscape — were unable to rebound as they quickly can in southeast Iowa, where there are vast areas for deer to hide.
Tim Powers, an Iowa field director for Whitetails Unlimited, a group that promotes hunting and habitat conservation, said he trusts that the DNR’s decision to impose new restrictions is necessary to increase deer numbers.
“I’d go along with what their research is telling them to do,” he said.
The restrictions have worked in north-central Iowa, where they have been lifted or loosened in some counties in recent years as populations recovered, Elliott said. It will likely take at least five years to notice an appreciable improvement in southwest counties. Those with the quickest gains are typically adjacent to counties with larger populations and have more available habitat.
The following DNR public meetings are scheduled to go from 6:30 to 8 p.m.:
— July 8: Atlantic, at The Venue, 307 Walnut St.
— July 9: Denison, at the Lookout Shelter at Yellow Smoke Park, 2237 Yellow Smoke Road
— July 10: Council Bluffs, at Bass Pro Shops, 2901 Bass Pro Drive
— July 11: Shenandoah, at the Shenandoah Public Library, 201 S. Elm St.
— July 15: Onawa, at the Onawa Public Library, 707 Iowa Ave.
— July 16: Sioux Center, at the Sandy Hollow Clubhouse, 3395 400th St.
— July 17: Sioux City, at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road
— July 18: Cherokee, at the Cherokee Community Center, 530 W. Bluff St.
Iowa
Iowa Health and Human Services finds third and fourth safe haven babies this year
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Two more babies enter the custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), one boy and one girl. This brings the total number of infants surrendered under Iowa’s Safe Haven Act to 70.
The two will be placed in foster care until a permanent family can be found. They are the third and fourth safe haven babies this year, after two others were accepted in March.
Last year, 10 babies were taken in by Iowa HHS under the Safe Haven Act.
Iowa’s Safe Haven Act was first passed in 2002. It allows parents who do not believe they can care for an infant to leave them at a fire station, hospital or other approved facility without being prosecuted for abandonment.
The law also allows for parents to call 911 and physically surrender custody to a 911 first responder. Both options are open until the infant is 90 days old.
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