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DES MOINES, Iowa — Outside of the First Baptist Church of Greater Des Moines is a prayer wall. It is designed for people to request prayer and messages of hope.  “We engaged in some brainstorming to think of how we could approach church life this fall that would encourage our folks to know that they…

DES MOINES, Iowa — State Rep. Todd Prichard was re-elected Saturday to serve another term as leader of the Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Prichard will serve his fifth term in the Iowa House. Prichard runs a law practice in Charles City and currently serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show 25 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 4,830 new coronavirus cases have been reported. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’s COVID-19 website over the 24 hours between 10 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. The newly…

ANKENY, Iowa — An Ankeny dog lover gave an out-of-state soldier one less thing to worry about while deployed to Iraq. “This is the first time I’ve ever fostered,” said Tammi VanDerSluis. She signed up to volunteer with the nonprofit Dogs on Deployment. The organization is full of volunteers who care for military pets while their…

DES MOINES, Iowa — In a press conference Thursday, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Iowa Department of Public Health has added contact tracers and will be hiring more. “What contact tracing does is let’s say you test positive for COVID-19. I am going to ask you who you all have been around. What I need is a…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Green Bay Packers great and Hall of Famer Paul Hornung has died. ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap made the announcement on Twitter Friday morning. In a year in which we’ve already lost Willie Wood, Willie Davis and Herb Adderley, now Paul Hornung has died, as well. He was something else. — Jeremy…

(WOWT/NBC News) An Iowa couple’s “Huckleberry Finn” inspired river journey has run aground. Stephanie Parker and Johnny Pippin had hoped to escape the stresses of 2020 by boating from Sioux City to Florida. Running aground and nearly sinking wasn’t something they’d anticipated. “Yesterday as I’m putting on coveralls instead of a bikini, I said ‘Yeah,…

A major U.S. conservation service has updated nearly a third of its standards. David Geiger has more in the Agribusiness Report for November 13, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

DES MOINES, Iowa — The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show 30 more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 4,337 new cases have been reported. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’s COVID-19 website over the 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Wednesday and 10:00 a.m. Thursday. The newly reported…

IOWA — There is still no clear winner in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District but vote totals continue to shift and that has one candidate filing for a recount. Democrat Rita Hart’s campaign announced Thursday that it is filing for a recount in all of the district’s 24 counties after errors in tabulations in at least…

IOWA — Ashley Hinson announced Thursday morning that she has tested positive for the coronavirus, nine days after winning election to Congress. Hinson announced via email that she “feels great” despite the positive test and will quarantine at home until a doctor clears her to do otherwise. Hinson says she will take part in orientation…

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — By most accounts, the possibility of a coronavirus relief package during the remainder of President Donald Trump’s time in office is highly unlikely. Despite an aid package and direct payments being a priority before the election, the White House has shown little interest in pushing things forward. And in Congress, Senate and…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, is on her way to making history as the second in command of the United States. Harris will become the first woman, first black person, and the first Asian American elected Vice President of the United States. However, Harris is no stranger to being first.  In 1986,…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Food Bank of Iowa says it distributed 61,172 pounds of food at a mobile food distribution event last week at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The organization cites increasing COVID-19 cases, unemployment, and children who may not be in class and getting a school-provided lunch for increasing food insecurity for families.…

The coronavirus pandemic initially clouded Luka Garza’s decision whether to stay at Iowa or leave for the NBA. The uncertainty of the 2020-21 college basketball season and NBA draft made a tough choice even tougher. Once Garza decided to stay in Iowa City, he was all in. No doubts going forward. Garza was rewarded Wednesday…

ATLANTA (NEXSTAR) — Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference Wednesday that his office wants the process to begin by the end of the week and he expects it…

WILMINGTON, Del. (NewsNation Now) — President-elect Joe Biden pledged to protect the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, just hours after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over the health care law’s future. Biden defended the signature health care law of President Barack Obama’s administration in a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. He…

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — A new report confirmed problems with the integrity of the evidence room of the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office in northwestern Iowa, according to the Iowa State Auditor’s Office. Record logs of evidence did not match the actual evidence in inventory in at least six cases, State Auditor Rob Sand said…

FORT DODGE, Iowa – The Fort Dodge Police Department has made multiple arrests in a double homicide from back in June. Five people are now facing charges in the death of 25-year-old Jamael Cox and 47-year-old Tyrone Cunningham. Two others were also injured in the shooting incident that happened on June 16th in the 900…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has confirmed more than 10 million coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as infections continue to rise in nearly every state. The U.S. hit the milestone on Monday. New daily confirmed cases are up more than 60% over the past two weeks, to an average of nearly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson, secretary for Housing and Urban Development, has tested positive for coronavirus, and an aide says he’s “in good spirits.” Carson is the latest attendee of the Trump campaign’s election night watch party in the White House East Room to test positive, a department spokesman confirmed. The event has been under…