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1 week ago | kcci.com | Alyx Sacks

Monarca Paletas is known for being the sweet part of someone's day. "Every day people walking in, people on first dates, you got people celebrating something," Monarca Paletas co-owner Jose Jacome said. But what happened on Monday, March 31 wasn't on the menu. "I had a gut feeling that something was wrong," Jacome said. A 16-year-old employee answered the business' phone. The caller claimed to be a business partner and said they urgently needed money for the business.

4 weeks ago | kcci.com | Alyx Sacks

FOR THE UNIVERSITY. WHEN LING CHUNG BECAME A MOM, EVERYTHING CHANGED. I THINK MOTHER IS THE HARDEST JOB IN THE WORLD. AS A NEW MOM, NAVIGATING BREASTFEEDING, LING FOUND HERSELF WITH A SERIOUS ISSUE. IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL AND I WENT TO THE DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY FOR BREASTFEEDING MOMS. A CLOGGED DUCT CAN CAUSE A TENDER, PAINFUL LUMP, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INFECTION CALLED MASTITIS. THE MAYO CLINIC SAYS IT CAN AFFECT UP TO 1 IN 5 BREASTFEEDING PEOPLE.

1 month ago | kcci.com | Alyx Sacks

Lincoln High School senior Cassidy Dickey and a group of friends hit the field of Mediacom Stadium on a spring-like day in early March to start getting a few flag football reps in preparation for the upcoming season. "Oh, it's everything," Dickey said. "I love every second of it."Girls in central Iowa now have an outlet for the game they've been playing in their backyards. "I've learned how to throw football since I was young, so finally being able to play with it is so much fun," Dickey said.

2 months ago | kcci.com | Alyx Sacks

"When I get up, that's probably the worst part of the day," Luke McLaughlin said. At just 45 years old, McLaughlin was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Now, as he nears his 50th birthday, each day presents new challenges. "The analogy I use for how Alzheimer's works or how it affects me," McLaughlin said. "I'm like a cat chasing my tail."With four children, two under the age of 5, his diagnosis was devastating, but not unexpected.

2 months ago | fox5vegas.com | Alyx Sacks

HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (KCCI) – Nearly 1,000 National Parks employees were abruptly fired last week. The cuts are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb federal spending. Brian Gibbs is one of the park rangers who lost his job at Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa. He started his day on Friday, excited about the fresh snow on the ground at the park. But he was already feeling on edge after a rough start to the year, learning about massive federal layoffs.