State officials reported more cases and deaths from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus since Saturday morning as the rate of people testing positive remained high in the latest batch of tests.
The storm, which happened on August 10 and left thousands without power, hit around 25 different counties across the state of Iowa. Only one county, Linn as of Saturday, has qualified for individual assistance from FEMA.
Members of the Iowa City school board voted unanimously to utilize a waiver granted by the state to start the school year with online-only instruction.
A significant number of positive tests of, and deaths from, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus were reported by state officials since Friday morning.
Johnson County is among the 6 counties Governor Reynolds has ordered all bars, taverns, breweries, wineries and nightclubs to close. The governor said the increase in cases has been traced specifically back to those in the younger age groups.
Derecho survivors who still may not have power or may have had to throw away food can get a free box of produce and meat from eastern Iowa catholic organizations.
One window contractor said it’s important people clean up the debris around their home before it another storm system spreads it around into someone's yard.
The University of Iowa began to release its COVID-19 results on Friday. The data will be updated every Monday and Friday and will be shared in a way to protect the individual’s privacy.
As more and more schools and businesses around the country get the OK to reopen, some college towns are moving in the opposite direction because of too much partying and too many COVID-19 infections among students.
One day after an Iowa judge voided 50,000 absentee ballot requests, a second judge says he’ll rule shortly on the Trump campaign’s motion to invalidate 14,000 more.
Some Iowa families have been unable for weeks to bury loved ones who have died because of a backlog of autopsies at the Iowa state medical examiner’s office.
Polk County leaders said they are unable to enact public health safety measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, like a mask mandate, because Gov. Kim Reynolds has prevented them from doing so.
It’s been two weeks since the derecho destroyed many homes and people’s livelihoods, and in many cases, people are still in the same predicament as when the storm first hit without shelter, food, and some with power still.
A judge is ordering an Iowa county to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Trump’s campaign that the county elections commissioner overstepped by pre-filling them with voters’ personal information.