We are still months away from a COVID-19 vaccine, but local health officials are already preparing
Once a vaccine does earn approval from the FDA, it’ll be local public health officials who are in charge of dispensing…
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Oct. 22: Iowa reports 1,401 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths
Thursday’s COVID-19…
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One organization has seen a surge in domestic violence and eviction cases during pandemic
Trying to address the high volume of calls and cases, the organization had to switch up their methods to be COVID…
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Gov. Reynolds stands by use of virus aid for IT project
Reynolds said that the state believes spending federal virus aid to purchase and implement a new accounting and human resources system for the…
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UIHC workers ask state leaders to “step up” as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue rising
Healthcare workers from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are calling on Iowa leaders to “step up” as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue…
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US surgeon general to be in court on Hawaii virus citation
A criminal complaint says the surgeon general and two others were looking at the view and taking pictures at a park.…
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Pandemic World Series draws smallest crowd in over century
World Series games are usually festive. This one had a surreal, somber aspect caused by the novel coronavirus…
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Audit finds Gov. Reynolds’ use of $21M in pandemic relief funds “not allowable,” staff payroll called “questionable”
In a news release Monday, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand and the Treasury’s Inspector General found the misuse of pandemic relief funds for the state’s…
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