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The Ames City Council brushed up on budget issues with budget season approaching, approved an increase to the Analysis of Social Services Evaluation Team (ASSET) funding and denied Neighborhood Liquor and Smokes, again, for a 12-month liquor license during their meeting Tuesday.  Neighborhood Liquor and Smokes A year after its 12-month liquor license renewal application...

"The MIHO programs lack of clear goals and direction are exacerbated as no data was available to demonstrate the programs efficacy and value," the report states.

Two Pleasant Hill residents spoke to the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday urging them to consider two Alternative Response Officers...

Right now, it's made up of two people — a behavioral health specialist and a paramedic — who work 40 hours a week, responding to low risk crisis situations.

Nearly a year after Columbus City Council approved more than a million dollars to create a non-police response

ARCH, or Alternative Response for Community Health is a partnership between Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames Police Department and ISU Police Department. ARCH, now a year old, offers an alternative to a police response in a mental health crisis. When a 911 call is placed and considered a crisis not requiring EMS or police, a...

"We just want to make sure people are held accountable and that were as transparent as we can be," said City Councilor Chris Rivera, who co-chaired the Community Health and

More community support officers could be hired on in Saskatoon to build safety along the city's public transit routes.

The city of Pleasanton took home the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for the development of Pleasanton PDs Alternate Response to Mental Health program during the annual League of California Cities conference last week.

Their responsibilities range from community engagement and education to enforcement and assisting in investigations.  Saskatoon currently has 10 AROs.