Virus Outbreak Concerns Rise In, Around Sioux City
Coronavirus doesn’t respect borders, and that could soon become a problem for Western Iowa. Right now, Iowa’s main coronavirus hot spots are on the eastern... Read more.
Reynolds: Meatpacking Plants Must Stay Open
As the number of Iowa’s positive COVID-19 cases spiked over the weekend, Gov. Kim Reynolds said meatpacking plants in the state need to stay open... Read more.
Local Officials Listen to Workers, Governor to Businesses
As meat packing plants across Iowa experience outbreaks of the coroanvirus, local officials have stepped up to demand more while Gov. Kim Reynolds has largely... Read more.
Iowa Cases Spike By 389 With More Packing Plant Worker Tests
On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Health put out new numbers showing Iowa’s biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases yet. Iowa’s number of positive cas... Read more.
Local/State Showdown Looming In Waterloo Over Tyson Plant
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... Read more.
Despite Early Hopes, Iowa Coronavirus Cases Keep Rising
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... Read more.
Reynolds: Iowa Coordination Based On Past Flood Group
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... Read more.
Midwest’s Meat Packing Plant Situation Worsening
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 d... Read more.
Joni Ernst Added To Trump’s Task Force On Opening the Economy
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... Read more.
Iowa Opts Out Of Midwest Partnership On Coronavirus
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.... Read more.