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Four long-term care facilities come off Iowa's outbreak list

Four long-term care facilities in the No Coast Network listening area have been taken off the state’s coronavirus outbreak list.  Manor House in Sigourney, Sigourney Health Care, The Cottages in Pella and Ridgewood Specialty Care…
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Scientists work to save farm-friendly bats from deadly disease

BY MATT KELLEY Researchers are making progress in trying to combat what’s known as white-nose syndrome, which has killed many thousands of bats in Iowa and millions across the continent. Jeremy Coleman, the national white-nose syndrome coordinator…
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Senator Grassley not sure increasing amount of stimulus checks possible

BY MATT KELLEY Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley doubts Congress will be able to comply with President  Donald Trump’s suggestion to significantly boost the amount in those checks the federal government plans to send to most Americans.…
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Hart asks US House to overturn 2nd District Congressional election

Democrat Rita Hart is asking the U.S. House to investigate and overturn the race that Iowa says she lost by six votes, arguing that 22 ballots were wrongly excluded and others weren’t examined during the…
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Driver’s license renewal deadlines set to return to normal

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Department of Transportation wants you to take a minute and pull out you driver’s license and be sure it hasn’t expired. The director of the DOT Motor Vehicle…
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Iowa's Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly to 3.6 Percent in November

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in November, a slight drop from the October revised rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate…
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Tyson fires 7 after managers bet on workers testing for Covid-19

Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.…
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Reynolds to use pandemic relief funds for police officers

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have played only a small role in Iowa’s virus response. The expense is…
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Iowa health care workers receive coronavirus vaccine

A small group of health care workers became the first people in Iowa to get the coronavirus vaccine Monday (12/14), kicking off a months-long campaign to deliver shots throughout the state. The arrival of the…
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School enrollment drops for first time in 10 years

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Department of Education’s annual report for the fall shows enrollment in the 327 school districts dropped by 5,935 students from last year. The Department of Education report says…
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