Chuck Grassley, the U.S. senator for Iowa, is briefly leaving the Senate to self-isolate at home after testing positive for coronavirus. What We Know: Grassley, […]
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More Than 900 Mayo Clinic Staff in Midwest Diagnosed with COVID-19 in Past Two Weeks
Over the past few weeks, midwestern states have seen a surge in coronavirus cases, putting medical staff at a higher risk of infection. What We […]
Iowa Judge Voids 50,000 Absentee Ballot Requests
In Iowa, a state judge in the second-largest county invalidated more than 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, siding with the Trump administration’s campaign that its […]
Iowa GOP Gov. Reynolds signs order restoring felon voting rights
Republican Iowa Governor signed an executive order that restored felons’ rights to vote on Aug. 5, 2020. What We Know: Iowa GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds […]
Big Ten, PAC-12 Cancel 2020 Fall Sports
Two of the major NCAA sports conferences, the Big Ten and the PAC-12, have voted to cancel their fall sports seasons over coronavirus concerns, ESPN […]
Man Fatally Shot at 8-Year-Old-Son’s Funeral
Officers have apprehended a suspect accused of shooting a man in a parking lot where he was attending his eight year-old-son’s funeral. What We Know: […]
Black Man in Iowa Attacked by White Men, Face Broken in Five Places
22-year-old DarQuan Jones is lucky to be alive, according to his father. Daryl Jones held a press conference on Sunday alongside members of the Des […]
Coronavirus Coverage: Tyson Closes Plant, States Struggle to implement testing
Tyson Foods is closing its largest pork plant as a growing number of workers become ill from coronavirus infections. Its closure could lead to a […]
Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer end Presidential Campaigns
Pete Buttigieg, former small-city Indiana mayor and first openly gay major presidential candidate, said Sunday night he was dropping out of the Democratic race, after […]