Ernst: Very Unlikely New Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Sen. Joni Ernst said on Monday during an hour-long debate for the U.S. Senate race that she did not think President Donald Trump’s newest Supreme... Read more.
State Limits What Iowa Schools Can Share On COVID Info
Recently released state guidance warns school and local public health officials of unlawfully sharing COVID-19 positives publicly, raising concerns among Iowa... Read more.
A Substitute Teacher’s Death Shakes Knoxville, Where COVID Is Political
Since Sept. 1, Marion County, Iowa has seen its first three COVID-19 fatalities. County Public Health officials said during a recent press conference that two... Read more.
DMPD’s Use Of Force More Than Doubled In Recent Years, Analysis Finds
The Des Moines Police Department saw a significant uptick in their use of force from 2015 to 2019, according to an analysis released by the... Read more.
Reynolds: Absenteeism A Guideline, Not A Rule, For Online Waivers
Student absenteeism, a metric Gov. Kim Reynolds previously presented as a necessary requirement for Iowa school districts to request permission to move to learn... Read more.
Musical Chairs: Iowa School Districts’ New Way To Skirt COVID Rules
In Iowa, some school districts are playing a game of musical chairs in order to skirt mandatory quarantining for students exposed to COVID-19, a method... Read more.
Iowa Changes School Absenteeism Metric; Quarantined Students Don’t Count
A recent Iowa Department of Education change to K-12 absentee standards would make the meeting threshold for virtual learning during threats of COVID-19 even mo... Read more.
Bike Nights, Large Gatherings Continue In Council Bluffs Despite Pushback
It was easy to forget Pottawattamie County’s disproportionately high COVID-19 rates as about 1,500 largely mask-less motorcyclists in July danced and drank ac... Read more.
Out-Of-Staters Coming To Iowa For Campus Party Life, ‘Shocked’ By Lax Restrictions
Illinois resident James, 18, made his decision on which college to attend in March, back near the outset of the pandemic in the U.S. The... Read more.
These Iowa Schools Have Students, Staff Home Due To COVID
Eighteen schools and at least 175 students and staff in Iowa stayed home from school this week due to COVID-19 infections. As COVID-19 spikes across... Read more.