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The Waterloo City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting a “medical or mental health professional” from attempting to change a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity on Monday night. The ordinance passed all three readings 6-1, with only At-Large Council Member Dave Boesen opposed, and goes into effect immediately. Mayor Quentin Hart also expressed his support…

After her second time having sex, Julie Brown began experiencing severe pain on the right side of her abdomen. It was 1979 and Brown, a now-Des Moines resident, was 16 and living in Dubuque. In the hospital, after blood tests, a nurse quietly asked if Brown could be pregnant. After saying “yes,” she went into…

Residents and those who have been inside an 80-unit apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday say they were not surprised by it, as the building was in such poor shape.