Responding to a Journal inquiry, the governor's office confirmed the hiring and said Tarau "brings more than two decades of experience to the job," having served as chief medical examiner for the ...

When a loved one dies unexpectedly, finding out what happened is vital. But some of those answers can be slow to arrive.

“That’s pretty much the same across the nation,” she said. The job at the Office of the Medical Examiner is often heavy. A doorbell alerts staff about 15 to 20 times a day when a new ...

IOWA CITY — It takes a certain personality to be a medical examiner because “there’s a lot of difficult things we see.” But it’s a rewarding job to be part of the medical and legal ...

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffrey Nine has submitted his letter of resignation after just over a year on the job. Nine was hired back in November of 2022, with a salary of $310,000. Prior to his ...