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Hundreds of cases of Iowans in the Sioux City area infected by COVID-19 are being reported today, nearly two weeks after Nebraska conducted the tests at the Dakota City Tyson beef processing plant. Siouxland District Health reported 314 new positive cases of the...
Hundreds of cases of Iowans in the Sioux City area infected by COVID-19 are being reported today, nearly two weeks after Nebraska conducted the tests at the Dakota City Tyson beef processing plant. Siouxland District Health reported 314 new positive cases of the...
The next two coronavirus hot spots in Iowa are staring right at us, but it's not clear that the state is moving to do anything about it. Both Crawford and Wapello counties have seen rapid increases in their confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past week. Both were part of...
The next two coronavirus hot spots in Iowa are staring right at us, but it's not clear that the state is moving to do anything about it. Both Crawford and Wapello counties have seen rapid increases in their confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past week. Both were part of...
Guest op-ed from Jacob Becklund, director of Iowa Democrats' Senate Majority Fund The 2020 cycle presents a great set of opportunities for Iowa Senate Democrats. Every election year half of the 50 Iowa Senate seats are on the ballot. In essence, this means there are...
Guest op-ed from Jacob Becklund, director of Iowa Democrats' Senate Majority Fund The 2020 cycle presents a great set of opportunities for Iowa Senate Democrats. Every election year half of the 50 Iowa Senate seats are on the ballot. In essence, this means there are...
Wendi Riggens thought she had a sinus infection. The symptoms were mild, but it was her loss of taste and smell that prompted the Burlington woman to seek a COVID-19 test. Coupled with a nagging fever, headache and congestion, Riggens wanted an answer. She is a Type 1...
Wendi Riggens thought she had a sinus infection. The symptoms were mild, but it was her loss of taste and smell that prompted the Burlington woman to seek a COVID-19 test. Coupled with a nagging fever, headache and congestion, Riggens wanted an answer. She is a Type 1...
Wendi Riggens thought she had a sinus infection. The symptoms were mild, but it was her loss of taste and smell that prompted the Burlington woman to seek a COVID-19 test. Coupled with a nagging fever, headache and congestion, Riggens wanted an answer. She is a Type 1...
Late Wednesday night, the Tyson plant in Dakota City, Nebraska announced it will close for four days starting yesterday. Despite a lack of confirmation from the plant or the local health departments, the plant has been linked to the growing number of coronavirus...
New numbers from the New York Times show Iowa—specifically Sioux City—rising in the nation’s rankings for how badly COVID-19 is impacting the state. The Sioux City metro area now ranks fifth in the country in overall growth of cases in the past two weeks, relative to...
Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation's largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state "has fared pretty well" during the pandemic. "Iowa has fared...
Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation's largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state "has fared pretty well" during the pandemic. "Iowa has fared...
Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation's largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state "has fared pretty well" during the pandemic. "Iowa has fared...
Sioux City, and the state of Iowa, have had the highest average daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the country, but Republican candidates vying to represent the 4th District in Congress believe now is the time to begin reopening the economy. "Do I think we...
Sioux City, and the state of Iowa, have had the highest average daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the country, but Republican candidates vying to represent the 4th District in Congress believe now is the time to begin reopening the economy. "Do I think we...
Sioux City, and the state of Iowa, have had the highest average daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the country, but Republican candidates vying to represent the 4th District in Congress believe now is the time to begin reopening the economy. "Do I think we...
At her morning press conference today, Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out the path Iowa will take to reopen its economy. The reason for doing it now, she said, is that the mitigation strategies previously in place aren’t sustainable, so the state’s approach must change. “The...
At her morning press conference today, Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out the path Iowa will take to reopen its economy. The reason for doing it now, she said, is that the mitigation strategies previously in place aren’t sustainable, so the state’s approach must change. “The...
At her morning press conference today, Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out the path Iowa will take to reopen its economy. The reason for doing it now, she said, is that the mitigation strategies previously in place aren’t sustainable, so the state’s approach must change. “The...
Iowa is number one in the nation for states where coronavirus is spreading fastest. That spot was secured according to MSN and 24/7 Wall Street, a financial news and commentary website. It compared the number of confirmed cases and deaths from April 16 to April 23,...
Iowa is number one in the nation for states where coronavirus is spreading fastest. That spot was secured according to MSN and 24/7 Wall Street, a financial news and commentary website. It compared the number of confirmed cases and deaths from April 16 to April 23,...
Southeast Iowa first gained statewide attention, in terms of COVID-19 cases, when rural Washington County rivaled the state's big cities in its number of positive patients early on in the pandemic. Washington County's first cases were reported March 18, though the...
Southeast Iowa first gained statewide attention, in terms of COVID-19 cases, when rural Washington County rivaled the state's big cities in its number of positive patients early on in the pandemic. Washington County's first cases were reported March 18, though the...
Black Hawk County's coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen. On the same day Iowa set a record single-day statewide increase in cases and Sioux City became the city with the highest average daily case growth in the U.S., Black Hawk County likely has also hit an...
Black Hawk County's coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen. On the same day Iowa set a record single-day statewide increase in cases and Sioux City became the city with the highest average daily case growth in the U.S., Black Hawk County likely has also hit an...
Woodbury County saw its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases yet on Friday, indicating a worsening situation in Western Iowa. According to Siouxland District Health, the number rose by 129, bringing the total to 287. On Monday, that number was 75. The New York Times has...
Woodbury County saw its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases yet on Friday, indicating a worsening situation in Western Iowa. According to Siouxland District Health, the number rose by 129, bringing the total to 287. On Monday, that number was 75. The New York Times has...
Iowa reported its biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases yet on Friday, with 521. Eleven people died, also the largest one-day number, increasing the state total to 107. Meanwhile, new outbreak centers are appearing in places like Sioux City, which locally...
Iowa got help in their efforts to increase the state's daily coronavirus testing capacity from an unlikely source: Ashton Kutcher. Earlier this week, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Test Iowa, a public/private partnership that will allow Iowa to increase testing for the...
