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The state grant program unveiled this week for many small businesses is not available to Iowans who work alone, as the only employee in their business. Iowa Workforce Development Authority director Beth Townsend says new […]

The coronavirus outbreak has had an impact on everyone’s lives and for many business owners, it has forced them to learn to react and change quickly. Steve Shriver of Cedar Rapids owns the “Eco Lips” […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says it appears city and county officials in Iowa do not have the authority to issue local “shelter in place” orders. Linn County officials have been discussing the move and Iowa City’s […]

Iowa Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, says he is not sure yet if the U.S. House will vote via telephone on the $2.2 trillion  coronavirus relief bill that has passed the Senate. He […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is ordering more businesses to close and adding another week to previous restrictions designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In addition to bars, restaurants and hair salons that have already […]

The Estherville City Council has put plans for a new municipal swimming pool on hold. Bids for the project came in about $700,000 over budget — and City Council member Roy Gage says the potential […]

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Iowa National Guard soldiers are continuing deliveries across the state of medical personal protective equipment and other supplies needed during the coronavirus outbreak. Guard spokesperson, Colonel Michael Wunn, says the group dropped off supplies in […]

The largest emergency aid package in U.S. history, worth two-point-two trillion dollars, unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last night. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the Senate “stepped up in this time of crisis and delivered […]

One man is dead, another injured after a shooting in Marshalltown. Police found two gunshot victims when they arrived on the scene in the 400 block of Union Street just before 9:30 last night. One […]

State officials this morning revealed nearly 41,000 Iowans filed unemployment claims last week. Beth Townsend, the director of the Iowa Workforce Development agency warned last Friday that the number of claims has been “staggering.” “We […]

State officials say there 280 ventilators available for use in the state right now. Critically ill COVID-19 patients will experience respiratory failure and need ventilators to breathe. Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she is not yet ready to recommend Iowa’s K-12 school closures be extended due to coronavirus concerns. “Initially, we recommended schools closing for four week (and) said we would reassess it, […]

Lincoln, Nebraska Police say a body they found Sunday is that of a former Storm Lake area woman, who had been missing since November. The body of 36-year-old Justine Miller was found in a wooded […]

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics can now run its own coronavirus testing in-house. The director of clinical microbiology says the state’s largest hospital has the ability to meet the testing needs of all […]

Sending $1,200 checks to most every American is part of the stimulus package Congress has devised and Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says those checks will help the overall economy. “It’s a good idea in […]

While thousands of Iowa businesses are closed because of the governor’s orders, hundreds more are closing because of how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and their role in it. Cindy Golding is co-owner of […]

Residents of more than 100 Iowa communities will get out the paintbrushes and rollers once the weather warms up after being awarded grants in the “Paint Iowa Beautiful” program. Keep Iowa Beautiful associate director, Bill […]

A licensed mental health counselor from northwest Iowa has some suggestions for Iowans who’re experiencing anxiety in the midst of a global pandemic. Shawn Scholten works at the Creative Living Center in Rock Valley. “It’s […]

Iowans are repeatedly hearing the messages about the importance of hand washing and coughing into our elbows, but to stay healthy, we also need to clean our smartphones. Phil Biermann, who owns CPR Cell Phone […]