11% of Wednesday’s Covid cases were school-aged kids, educators
Nov 12, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON There’s been a 60% increase in the number of Covid patients in Iowa hospitals so far this month. The patient count last night was 1208, with more than 200 in intensive care…
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Reynolds warns patients may be turned away from hospitals if Covid surge continues
Nov 11, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON More than 3,000 Iowa nursing home residents have Covid and there were a record 1,190 Covid patients in Iowa hospitals last night. Hospital officials say this surge threatens to overwhelm the system.…
Insurance companies pay $1.6 billion for derecho damage in Iowa
Nov 10, 2020
The Iowa Insurance Division says it has paid $1.6 billion in insurance payouts for damages caused by a rare wind storm that blew through the state in August. The agency said Monday (11/9) that insurance…
Nebraska casinos may hurt Iowa gambling industry
Nov 09, 2020
Iowa casino officials worry they will lose business when several Nebraska casinos open because voters in that state approved gambling. When casinos are built in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, they could hurt Iowa gaming revenues,…
Reynolds says Iowans know Covid trends ‘cannot continue’
Nov 06, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds is launching a second public relations campaign to encourage Iowans to double-down on pandemic precautions, so Main Street businesses can stay open, hospitals don’t get overrun…
This week’s weather in Iowa to aid wrap up of 2020 harvest
Nov 05, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The 2020 Harvest is speeding toward completion. Ninety-seven percent of soybeans have been harvested. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says about 1.5 million acres of corn was left to…
Ernst re-elected to US Senate
Nov 04, 2020
Republican Joni Ernst won reelection to her Iowa U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after an expensive and at times bruising race against Democrat Theresa Greenfield. Voters gave another term to Ernst following a campaign that featured…
Pork producers shift sales pitches overseas to weather the pandemic
Nov 03, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Export markets helped Iowa pork producers sell some animals this past spring when their usual processing paths were disrupted by the pandemic. Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes says a key aspect…
Weekend coronavirus update
Nov 02, 2020
A Mahaska County resident is one of eleven Iowans who died over the weekend from coronavirus. 25 people in Mahaska County have died during the pandemic. Statewide, 1716 people have died from COVID-19. And the…
Iowa coronavirus cases continue to rise
Oct 30, 2020
Iowa coronavirus spread continued at a high level Thursday (10/29) with more than 2,400 new confirmed cases identified and more than 600 people hospitalized, a new high. Iowa Department of Public Health data shows 25…