A Dubuque family recalls its mother's last months alive while she dealt with the isolation of being a resident at a long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday night, the 39th annual Mike and Leona Adams Thanksgiving dinner took place in Waterloo, but with a set of adjustments for safety from the novel coronavirus.

In the last three weeks, the Iowa Department of Corrections has reported six COVID-related deaths — one employee and five inmates, including the death of an inmate at Anamosa State Penitentiary reported Monday night.

A man who was serving a life sentence for kidnapping at the Anamosa State Penitentiary has died, likely due to the novel coronavirus, officials said.

Thanksgiving week is usually one of the busiest travel times of the year, but there has been an 11% decrease in travel on the roads statewide this year according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

A University of Iowa student-athlete has been named a Rhodes Scholar, which is one of the highest academic honors in the world.