Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa school districts given permission to conduct all classes online due to high COVID case counts may do so for 14 days. Districts will have to again get state officials’ permission […]
MagicDreamer/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department has named a new special envoy for the Arctic amid increased competition with Russia and China for influence in the region, which is facing […]
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — With the Olympics on hold thanks to COVID-19, tennis champ Naomi Osaka has been relaxing by catching some rays according to her Instagram, but as one unfortunately might expect, that flushed out some […]
Robert Kamau/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE NATURE, CONTENT) Jessica Simpson opened up about her painful past on Wednesday and why she chose forgiveness. Appearing alongside Katherine Schwarzenegger for her podcast The Gift of Forgiveness, Simpson revealed she was assaulted by someone she considered a “family friend” […]
Unemployment claims dropped again in the last week. Iowa Workforce Development says continuing unemployment claims were down by 4,970 from the previous week, to 110,960. The number of first-time unemployment claims were down by 1,370, […]
The Iowa State Education Association says 36,000 people have signed an online petition opposing Governor Kim Reynolds’ requirement that 50% of school instruction be in-person. Some districts planned to keep classes mostly, or completely, virtual […]
A southwest Iowa man is was arrested Wednesday for the murder of a Des Moines man in Madison County. Forty-one-year-old Gerald Parker, of Creston, faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting […]
A collision Wednesday afternoon in southwest Iowa killed a Montgomery County woman. The crash happened east of Emerson at around 1:45-p.m., when a pickup driven by Leonard Ray Anderson, of Omaha, failed to stop at […]
A state agency will take “additional steps” to enforce social distancing in Iowa bars and restaurants and that includes shutting a business down for violations. The announcement from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division includes a […]
Disney/Pixar(LOS ANGELES) — Pixar Animation Studios announced today that its next feature film release will be called Luca, a picturesque adventure set in the Italian Riviera. The film will be directed by Oscar-nominated director Enrico Casarosa, and will center […]
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Demi Moore has learned a lot during her 57 years of life — one of those things being how to heal after a breakup. The Ghost actress recently appeared as a guest on SiriusXM’s […]
The City of Iowa City and the University of Iowa are doing a property swap and one of the university’s writing programs will get a new address. The 177-year-old Gilmore House will be moved across […]
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(LOS ANGELES) — Sometime soon, Dancing with the Stars will return for its 29th season, but not without some major changes. Most noticeably, there will be a new host this season, Tyra Banks. The America’s Next Top […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Seth Rogen got really candid during a guest appearance on the WTF podcast with Marc Maron earlier this week. During the episode, Rogen, who was on the podcast to promote his new dramedy An American Pickle, opened up about […]
Alihan Usullu/iStockBy IBTISSEM GUENFOUD, ABC News (PARIS) — One hundred and thirty years after the death of Vincent Van Gogh, a researcher with the Van Gogh Institute has made a discovery in an old postcard […]
A year after record floods washed over the region, some Mississippi River communities are struggling financially during the pandemic. Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher co-chairs the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. He and other mayors […]
An online academy associated with a southwest Iowa school district has seen a significant increase in interest from parents exploring education options during the pandemic. Dr. James Brauer, the principal of the Iowa Connections Academy, […]
Gary Gershoff/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — 21 years after his last nomination, Dylan McDermott is back in the Emmys mix, with a nod on Tuesday for playing Ernie West, the man at the center of a gas station […]
The board that governs the three state universities has approved $65.4 million in budget cuts. Board of Regents president Michael Richards warned this may not be the end of the cuts. “We certainly anticipate that […]
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — While it certainly appeared this was a possibility, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has informed its members that this year’s 72nd Annual Emmy Awards is officially going virtual. Variety broke the news […]
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