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 […]
The federal program providing emergency loans to small businesses has run out of money. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst supports providing the program an additional $250 billion in federal funds. “As of Tuesday, there were more […]
Paper mills around the Midwest are desperate for recycled paper to make products like toilet paper and an Iowa paper shredding company is reaching out to its clients for help. Nick Poulter is sales manager […]
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Fans are showing concern for Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, after he appeared in an Instagram video looking extremely gaunt and unlike his usually robust self. In the video, Boseman […]
Photo by Michael Bezjian/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Tony award-winning actor Brian Dennehy, best known for his roles in films including Tommy Boy, First Blood and Cocoon, passed away at the age of 81, his […]
Governor Kim Reynolds says there is a suspected COVID-19 outbreak among workers at a Tyson meat packing plant in Waterloo and 1500 COVID-19 test kits are being sent to the county. Two more outbreaks have […]
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Amazon Studios(NEW YORK) — Tiffany Boone stars as Roxy Jones, a driver and skilled fighter in the Amazon Prime series Hunters. Inspired by real events, the series that’s set in New York during the 1970s, […]
Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tony award-winning actor Brian Dennehy, known for his roles in films including Tommy Boy, First Blood and Cocoon, has passed away at the age of 81. His daughter, actress […]
Governor Kim Reynolds today said due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in 14 northeast Iowa counties, she’s imposing new restrictions on activities to slow the spread of the virus. “Effective at 11:59 p.m. tonight […]
Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — We’ve all been there. Sometimes, you’ve had just a little too much but still think you’re perfectly fine to interact with your friends on social media…until […]
The wife of Calhoun County Sheriff Scott Anderson has posted an online video in which she says the allegations he attacked her were blown out of proportion. In the video, she says the allegations Anderson […]
We’re almost four weeks into spring but Iowa’s southern half is quickly looking more like mid-winter. Up to a foot of snow is in the forecast for some areas of Iowa today and a Winter […]
The number of new state unemployment claims remained high — but did drop from the previous week. The U.S. Labor Department says new claims for the week of April 5th through the 11th were 43,862. […]
A handful of governors in oil-producing states are asking federal regulators to waive the requirement that ethanol be blended into gasoline. The governors of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Wyoming say U.S. oil refineries face […]
Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — As parents finish up a fourth week sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some are realizing just how easy it is to keep their littlest ones entertained, […]
Police say a child was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Council Bluffs last night. The Council Bluffs Police Department said an eight-year-old boy from Council Bluffs was hit by an SUV at around 6:25 […]
Eddy Chen/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Longtime friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are doing their part to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, the two raised nearly two million dollars in an online […]
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Actor and entrepreneur Danny Trejo is making sure overworked hospital staff remain fed during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating hundreds of meals on Wednesday to his local hospital. The Machete actor posted a video […]
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