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Monday, January 28, 2013  After Sandy Hook, the availability of mental health resources in our schools has become a topic of interest.

Monday, November 01, 2010  Iowa officials say any Iowa residents who has hunted, fished or trapped in the state previously with a nonresident license will have to plan ahead to be able to get residential license privileges.

Monday, November 01, 2010  State officials says Iowa residents can soon start applying for help with paying heating costs.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Officials say a series of hard winters and soggy springs are to blame for fewer pheasants in Iowa as the hunting season gets under way.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Officials are reminding drivers in Iowa to be on the lookout for deer this fall.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Officials say up to 100 people were displaced by a Des Moines apartment fire that police believe was started by two men cooking methamphetamine.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Officials say debris at a railroad crossing may have caused three freight cars to derail in an industrial park in Le Mars.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  State officials say Iowa did not make the cut in the competition for federal funding under the Race to the Top education program.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Officials say rescue crews freed a boy whose leg was trapped under a large concrete slab in the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge.

Thursday, July 08, 2010  Three Iowa officeholders haven't joined other statewide officials in taking pay cuts in the face of the state's falling revenues.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  Officials say just 18 cities and counties in Iowa have enrolled in a national flood insurance program since the floods of 2008.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Officials say the Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy will get nearly $250,000 in federal money.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  Iowa officials say data from recent years show Saturdays during June have been among the deadliest days on state roadways.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  Officials have approved a request for a special counsel to be hired to investigate $25,000 in contributions given by Fort Dodge gambling interests to Gov. Chet Culver's campaign committee.