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TAMA COUNTY, Iowa — A recent White House Coronavirus Taskforce Report said 90% of Iowa counties are experiencing high or moderate levels of virus transmission. One of the counties in the “red zone” is Tama County. “We see our numbers have increased a lot since the summer,” Tama County Public Health and Home Care Director Shannon Zoffka…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has among the nation’s highest coronavirus death and infection rates and residents should avoid gatherings in most counties to fight the virus, federal experts said this week. The virus infected and killed about twice as many people per capita in Iowa as the national average between Oct. 10 and…

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Though it appears there will be no COVID-19 relief bill before Election Day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still think it’s possible — but it’s up to President Donald Trump. On Friday, Pelosi said a bill could be passed before Election Day if Trump “wants to” approve it. “The biggest step forward… in…

STORY COUNTY, Iowa  —  As of Thursday, people in Story County are required to wear masks. The Story County Board of Health says the mandate has been in the works for months and should have been a statewide mandate. “It is something that should come from the governor’s office, but she is not she has…

DES MOINES, Iowa — A new report shows Iowa is seeing greater shortages of personal protective equipment per week compared to other states. The AARP released a study that showed an average 25 percent of nursing homes in the United States did not have a full week’s supply of PPE for the last four weeks.…

NASHVILLE (NewsNation Now) —  The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will kick off Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, which will feature new rule changes, begins at 9 p.m. ET at Belmont University. The 90-minute debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments, with each candidate…

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are crediting a Mason City police dog with finding a 2-year-old boy who wandered with from his family’s rural home and through a wooded area along a creek this week. The incident happened Tuesday, when the boy’s family reported him and the family dog missing, the Globe Gazette reported. Cerro…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Texas woman died of COVID-19 while onboard a Spirit Airlines flight that was diverted to Albuquerque earlier this year. According to The Washington Post, on the evening of July 24, the flight left Las Vegas and was on its way to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when it was diverted…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday her administration will try to convince federal auditors to allow its plan to spend $21 million in coronavirus relief funds on a long-planned information technology upgrade. Reynolds said that the state believes spending federal virus aid to purchase and implement a new accounting and…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa-based electric utility MidAmerican Energy has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks. MidAmerican has paused the use of 46 turbines it has identified as having similar blades, which are about 177 feet long and weigh 18,000 pounds, the…

JOHNSTON, Iowa — In honor of Bullying Awareness Month, one business is offering a class to kids on how to stand up to bullies. Dojo’s Family Martial Arts is hoping to give kids confidence and learn “bully resistance.” Watch what Mustafa Jahic has to say about their program and how they are making it happen…

ANKENY, Iowa — Des Moines Area Community College students can now transfer to Western Governors University upon graduation. The partnership became official after a virtual news conference Tuesday morning. DMACC graduates from all six campuses will also become eligible for a scholarship up to $2,500 for their WGU online undergrad programs. DMACC President Rob Denson…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate for September dropped to 4.7%, continuing a five-month trend of hiring after the state’s economy was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a state agency reported Tuesday. Iowa Workforce Development reported the unemployment rate was down from 6% in August. The rate has declined every month since April,…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds misused $21 million in pandemic relief funds to implement a new software system for the state government, according to a report from the state auditor. State Auditor Rob Sand said the governor directed $21 million of CARES Act funding to implement Workday, an HR/accounting computer system intended to…

CLIVE, Iowa – Police in Clive are investigating after a body was found near the Greenbelt Trail over the weekend, but they say there’s no preliminary indication of foul play. According to the Clive Police Department the body was discovered by a hiker on Saturday around 1:00 p.m. The body was found in a wooded…

DES MOINES, Iowa — A driver asleep at the wheel is responsible for damaging an iconic sign in the Beaverdale neighborhood. According to the police report, at 8:25am Sunday 64 year old Thomas Cosgrove was driving northbound on Beaver Avenue near 41st Street when he fell asleep and failed to navigate the curve. His vehicle…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Weather may be to blame for a head-on collision that took the life of two sisters and sent another family member to the hosptial Sunday morning. The crash happened in the southbound lanes at the 2900 block of 6th Avenue shortly before 5 a.m. According to the preliminary investigation, a northbound…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show two more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 915 new 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. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The newly reported…

October is National Pork Month and Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the u.s.. Nearly one-third of the nation’s pigs are raised right here in Iowa.  For the second year, the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation is encouraging students to dive deeper into the science of agriculture by offering their science and pork…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show five more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 1,595 new 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 reported…