Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Iowa schools will not reopen in May and the traditional school year is over. “Believe me, I would like nothing more than to stand before you today and announce that […]
Following Friday’s recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all spring activities of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union […]
The coronavirus impact is showing up in the March unemployment numbers released today. The rate moved up to 3.7% in March — which is nearly a full percentage point higher than February. A statement from […]
The Iowa Department of Corrections says there were two fights among prisoners Thursday morning at the Fort Dodge prison. The first incident happened around 9:30 in the main yard between two groups of inmates. The […]
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The 2020 San Diego Comic-Con has officially been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time the event has been scrapped in its 50-year history. The event, which […]
Iowa’s thousands of restaurants have been closed for a full month by the pandemic, with some offering only carry-out and delivery, yet an annual contest to name the state’s top breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is […]
The release of around 1,000 gallons of wastewater into a creek near Ainsworth this week is prompting another reminder about flushing the wrong things down your toilet. The DNR’s Brian Lee says a plugged sewer […]
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Hugh Jackman almost made the switch from being Wolverine to a CGI feline when offered a role in the movie Cats, but in the end, he didn’t take it — and here’s why. After being asked […]
Starz(LOS ANGELES) — Outlander star Sam Heughan is opening up publicly about facing “constant bullying, harassment, stalking and false narrative” for the past six years. In a lengthy Twitter message, the Scottish star wrote that […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Surprise, mate! Johnny Depp had two surprises in store for fans on Thursday. First, he joined Instagram. “Hello everyone… filming something for you now… gimme a minute,” the actor captioned his first post. Then, four […]
A pesky plant has invaded the largest natural lakes in Iowa and efforts are underway to reduce its presence. “Curlyleaf pondweed has actually a long history in the Iowa Great Lakes and throughout the United […]
Nick Wall/BBCA (NEW YORK) — (SPOILER ALERT) Gemma Whelan, best know for her role as the warrior Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, joins another bingeworthy show this season: Killing Eve. The actress makes her […]
Totojang/iStock(NEW YORK) — The first 100,000 coronavirus antibody tests authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and headed to New York City could have been deployed days ago, but they’ve been stuck in red-tape limbo […]
HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Even as the Chinese city of Wuhan emerges from its 76-day lockdown, the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the first cluster of COVID-19 was detected in December, remains […]
beyhanyazar/iStock(LONDON) — Earlier this week, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, announced that the lockdown currently in place to protect 1.3 billion people would remain in force until at least May 3. While the […]
A Iowa native who first gained fame from his role on “That ’70s Show” has a COVID-19 message for his home state. Ashton Kutcher’s 30-second public service message about staying at home was debuted by […]
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — With most of the nation sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actors and artists across the board such as Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, Luke Evans and Beyoncé banded together as one to bring comfort and encouragement for […]
Iowa’s congressional delegation and the leaders of ag and commodity groups are warning the coronavirus pandemic significantly damaging the rural economy. Some dairy farmers have dumped milk due to the dramatic drop in demand. Tom […]
The governor says some state workers are being reassigned to work as pandemic investigators. Some Department of Human Services employees will help local public health agencies do “contact tracing” — tracking down people who’ve had […]
Officials at a pork processing plant in Sioux City say an employee has a confirmed case of COVID-19. The Seaboard Triumph plant in Sioux City employs 2400. The company announced in a news release that […]
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