Monday is the deadline to send in a letter for Operation Santa, an annual program by the United States Postal Service that dates back to over 100 years ago.
The Iowa City Community School District saw 37% of its’ high school students have at least one F by the midterm period. In a normal year, around 20% of its; high school students have at least one F by the midterm period.
The Pfizer vaccine arrived in Iowa City even earlier than anticipated this morning. Staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics thought they’d be able to vaccinate around 160 employees today due to the early start. Masks couldn’t even hide the smiles in the room as the vaccinations began.
The University of Iowa’s athletics program saw a very low positivity rate among tests conducted for the novel coronavirus over the last week, according to data provided by officials on Monday.
The governor’s office said it will be returning $21 million in CARES Act funding assigned to upgrading IT systems, an expenditure later called improper by the state auditor.
Iowa’s six Republican electors cast their votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, affirming their win in an election that saw record turnout and victories in 93 of the state’s 99 counties.
University of Iowa Health Care said it has received its first shipment of about 1,000 doses of the PFizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and it plans to begin vaccinations for its workers Monday.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors announced on Monday it approved an extension to the public health disaster emergency until January 15, 2021, or as long as Gov. Reynolds’ state disaster declaration remains in effect.
The total number of people in Iowa hospitals due to the novel coronavirus continued its decline, as of new data on Sunday, while the number of the sickest patients saw no net change.
Snow-covered highways in eastern Iowa are creating travel headaches on Saturday morning, including some restrictions of towing activities for vehicles that slide off of roadways.
Launched by Empower, a Cedar Rapids non-profit that’s part of Jane Boyd, the My Business Matters campaign hopes to give Black-owned businesses a boost during the pandemic.
The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Dubuque man who was sentenced to 50 years in prison on a second-degree murder conviction for the death of his girlfriend.
