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Three polls released Wednesday from reputable public opinion firms show an overall close race for president and U.S. Senate in Iowa.

Winneshiek County officials have determined the date for a special election to fill an empty city council seat in Decorah.

A man is in custody after allegedly stealing a belt from a teenager in a sale gone sour, according to law enforcement officials.

Gov. Kim Reynolds says her administration will try to convince federal auditors to allow its plan to spend $21 million in coronavirus relief funds on a long-planned information technology system.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported a record high 31 more COVID-19 related deaths and an additional 1,276 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.

An Iowa-based electric utility says it has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks.

Healthcare workers from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics called on Iowa’s leaders to “step up” in the fight against COVID-19.

Iowa Workforce Development said it has amended the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund Earn and Learn Grant to expand eligibility to more applicants.

Iowa’s only remaining textile mill is now a hotel and restaurant.

The Cedar Falls City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s mask mandate until December 9.

Grubhub offered to deliver mini cupcakes, ice cream, and milkshakes from That One Cupcakes Place — items the bakery doesn’t sell.

Data from the White House Coronavirus Task Force shows the metrics related to the novel coronavirus in the state of Iowa worsening week-over-week, according to the task force’s latest report.

Iowa City residents taking speed control into their own hands

Four months after the Cedar Rapids city council committed to establishing a citizen’s review board on June 19th, the council approved a resolution advancing its creation

Two more men have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of a Davenport man.

This treatment is not available to the general public but the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is working through clinical trials on this.

The school district says it saw the number of people choosing remote learning decrease from the buildings that are open and can have in-person instruction at every grade level.

Century old trees down, and headstones toppled. That’s a familiar scene at both Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion and Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. More than two months after the derecho, cemeteries are still assessing the damage.

In Tuesday's Novel Classroom report, KCRG-TV9's Beth Malicki learns about how they're adapting and what we can all do to support children in this time of change.

With colder weather arriving, the owners of two neighboring small businesses in Cedar Rapids said their future is uncertain. That’s because damage from the derecho is exposing their shops to the elements, hurting their already struggling business base because of the pandemic.

Absentee ballot request forms must be in the hands of county auditors by this Saturday.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says at least 35,000 felons will be able to vote in next month’s election. However, some felons say the process to get registered is still confusing.

Iowa’s economic development arm and a shuttered ethanol plant at Emmetsburg that had promised to produce millions of gallons of ethanol from crop waste have reached a settlement that lets the company off the hook for millions of dollars in tax incentives.

Police are reminding residents of safe practices with their vehicles during winter-like weather after two morning incidents.

A lawyer for a national conservative group says it may challenge the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections by arguing that municipalities are improperly using hundreds of millions of dollars in private money.

The company that provides medical billing and reimbursement services to the Iowa City Community School District is investigating after a data security breach.

Fire crews responded to a report of a machine shed that was fully engulfed in flames at 23370 North Bankston Road in Epworth.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported a new high in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa Tuesday.

Iowa is one of seven states conducting “separate but parallel investigations” into Google in the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Police in suburban Des Moines are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area along a trail in Clive.