Hanna and Roy Williams care for their son in the neonatal intensive care unit in Iowa City. Hudson was born Oct. 25 and has been at the hospital since birth. He has a mutation of Chromosome 1 and breathing issues. The doctors are still looking for answers.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Newton welcomes a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel named Bentley at school to provide comfort to students and to be a reading companion. Bentley has been coming to the school for about two years.