STATE NEWS
80 Iowa counties decline COVID-19 vaccine doses
Apr 28, 2021 by Rick Watts
Iowa health officials said Tuesday that 80 of the state’s 99 counties declined some or all of their COVID-19 vaccine doses for next week, showing that demand for immunizations is dropping dramatically. Iowa had fully…
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Trial set for inmates accused of killing Anamosa prison staffers
Apr 27, 2021 by Rick Watts
Trial has been set for two prison inmates accused of using a hammer to kill a prison nurse and correctional officer during an escape attempt last month. Station WHO-TV reports that Michael Dutcher and Thomas…
Group wants to bring pawpaw patches back to prominence
Apr 26, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - You may know the song that includes the line, “Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch,” but most Iowans have never tasted or even seen the fruit from trees that…
Almost half of Iowa adults have had two-dose series of Covid vaccine
Apr 23, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The state website tracking Covid-19 vaccinations shows more than 911-thousand Iowans have had both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. “We are very, very close to having nearly half of the…
Suspect in Iowa Trooper's death moved from hospital room to jail cell
Apr 22, 2021 by Rick Watts
A man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa State Patrol trooper was released from a hospital Wednesday (4/21) and transported to jail, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said. Michael Lang, 41, of…
House sends governor ban on diversity plans in 5 Iowa districts
Apr 21, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - House Republicans have sent the governor a bill that immediately forbids five Iowa school districts from using voluntary diversity plans to deny student transfers. It’s one in a group…
Warning of safety hazards at Iowa Capitol
Apr 20, 2021 by Rick Watts
A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be exposing workers to the coronavirus, according to documents released Monday. Russell…
Coronavirus update
Apr 19, 2021 by Rick Watts
No new deaths from coronavirus were reported in Iowa Monday (4/19). The Iowa Department of Public Health says the statewide total of COVID-19 deaths remains at 5881. There have also been another 168 new positive…
Naig says Raccoon River’s endangered ranking is ‘propaganda’
Apr 16, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig is dismissing a national environmental group’s report that cited ag run-off in ranking Iowa’s Raccoon River as one of the nation’s most-endangered rivers. “That so-called report was…
House passes bill to boost protest penalties
Apr 15, 2021 by Rick Watts
The Iowa House has passed a wide ranging bill that would escalate penalties for protests that damage property and provide police with new liability protection from lawsuits. Fifty-five Republicans and eight Democrats voted for the…
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