Cedar Rapids hospital officials warn of Covid surge
Aug 25, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Public health and hospital officials say Covid cases are “increasing significantly" in the Cedar Rapids area and they’re urging residents to get vaccinated and take other steps to prevent…
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Virtual hearings planned for legislative, congressional redistricting
Aug 24, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Three virtual rather than in-person public hearings are being planned for next month, to give Iowans a chance to comment on proposed maps that will change the boundaries of…
Iowa State Fair wraps up return run
Aug 23, 2021
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The Iowa State Fair wrapped up its 11-day run Sunday and will evidently come up short on setting any attendance records. The final tallies will be out soon, but fair…
Afghan interpreter living in Iowa gets good news about asylum request
Aug 23, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - An Iowa Falls man who was an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan is one step closer to being granted political asylum. Zalmay Niazy says his lawyer called…
Iowa woman sentenced to 25 years for hate attacks on two kids
Aug 20, 2021
A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate…
Grinnell College to require students to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
Aug 20, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - Grinnell College President Anne Harris says the school has decided to require students to be vaccinated this fall. “We did so after much, much, thinking. Much consultation with legal…
Biden threatens legal action on Iowa’s mask ban in schools
Aug 19, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - President Biden has ordered the U.S. Education Secretary to explore whether a civil rights law gives the federal government authority to overturn state bans on mask mandates in schools.…
Iowa working to accept Afghanistan refugees
Aug 19, 2021
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Iowa would welcome refugees from Afghanistan who want to resettle in Iowa saying their situation is much different from the immigrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border Reynolds refused to accept…
Iowa State University welcomes students back for fall semester
Aug 18, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Students have started moving back to campus at Iowa State University in Ames. Provost Jonathan Wickert, says the fall semester will see things get back to more normal operation after…
Ottumwa inmate found dead inside his cell
Aug 17, 2021
An inmate from Ottumwa was found dead inside his prison cell. 32-year-old Joshua Michael Pierce was found dead early Monday morning (8/16) inside his cell at the Clarinda Correctional Facility. An autopsy will determine the…