Strong condemnations for Tyson and Gov. Kim Reynolds came out of a coronavirus briefing in Black Hawk County this afternoon. It culminated in multiple calls for Tyson to either voluntarily shut down its Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo or for the governor to...
Iowa’s coronavirus case numbers continue to rise. On Friday, 191 new cases were reported from Thursday for a total of 2,332. That is now the biggest single-day jump in new cases. The number of positive cases in Iowa have increased by over 600 this week, with the...
To deal with its response to the coronavirus, Iowa is working closest with the same governors it did during last year’s flooding, Gov. Kim Reynolds said this morning. Those states, she said, include Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas and Missouri. She...
The growing number of coronavirus outbreaks in the Midwest's meat packing plants is getting worse. Various governors in the region continue to ignore or downplay outbreaks, and many plants continue to operate despite employees testing positive for COVID-19, the...
Sen. Joni Ernst announced today that she's been named to the president's task force formed to determine when to re-open America's economy. The task force is called the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group, and is composed of a bipartisan list of...
Iowa has chosen not to be part of a coalition of states formed to address the spreading coronavirus across the region. Today, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois will partner with Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Kentucky to work...
In response to further outbreaks, increased restrictions have been implemented for a region of Iowa, but the new restrictions only apply to the social sphere, not to businesses in the region. Today, Region Six, which encompasses Northeast Iowa, was rated a 10 on...
It seems Iowa could be one state to host full vote-by-mail elections this year. Last week, Iowa Sec. of State Paul Pate raised the possibility of Iowa sending out ballots to all voters for the November general election rather than have people physically at the...
It seems Iowa could be one state to host full vote-by-mail elections this year. Last week, Iowa Sec. of State Paul Pate raised the possibility of Iowa sending out ballots to all voters for the November general election rather than have people physically at the...
Testing capabilities have long been one of the biggest obstacle to Iowa’s ability to address the spread of COVID-19 in the state, and as cases increase, that limitation is becoming more serious. Sarah Reisetter, the deputy director of the Iowa Department of Public...
