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Iowa — A Pew Research Poll found that Iowans tend to be friends with folks who see the same as them politically. Only a small portion of Iowans say they have “a lot” of friends who support the OTHER presidential candidate. Does that division among voters carry over to how our state is governed? Dan…

LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) — Schools at one district in Hocking County are under lockout protocol Thursday morning after a video posted to Facebook showing a woman being tased and forcibly removed from a Logan Middle School football game went viral. Superintendent Monte Bainter said Logan Hocking Local schools were placed under lockout protocol after receiving…

UNION COUNTY, Iowa – A Creston man died late Wednesday night when his car crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck. A crash report from the Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened just a mile west of Creston on Highway 34 around 11:52 p.m. Twenty-five-year-old Todd Murray was driving eastbound when his…

Marshalltown, Iowa — The Marshalltown Police Department says a West Des Moines posed as an insurance agent to illegally collect fraudulent payments. Oscar Sanchez, 33, was arrested this week in Marshalltown. Police say they were alerted on Monday that a man claiming to work for an insurance company was contacting residents and asking them to…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death. A grand jury announced that Officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in connection…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines activated its disaster recovery fund back in March to help families during this pandemic. Most recently it divided out a total of $120,000 to eight local nonprofits who specifically help youth in the Des Moines community during the “return to learn uncertainty.” “When our…

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation with its state-of-the-art laboratories, top-flight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies. “It is completely unfathomable that we’ve reached this point,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Johns Hopkins University public…

Grinnell, Iowa — Four people are now facing charges related to the death of Michael Williams whose body was found burning last week in rural Jasper County. Law enforcement officials and the NAACP reinforced that the death of Williams, an African-American, was not related to his race as charges were announced Tuesday. 31-year old Steven…

POLK COUNTY, Iowa – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal investigation into how it released a man who had just been convicted of several charges for shooting a man five times. Court records show 28-year-old Ceeron Williams was convicted of assault with intent to inflict serious injury, intimidation with a dangerous weapon…

WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — New York City, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, may be at risk of losing federal funding after the Justice Department labeled the three cities as “jurisdictions permitting violence and destruction of property” on Monday. The federal agency’s announcement comes in response to President Donald Trump’s memo earlier this month, calling for the…

NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — “It’s the first time I’ve seen this in my time teaching marine biology for 23 years in the area.” A teacher in a video on the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station Facebook page is speaking about the thousands of starfish that washed up on the beach after Hurricane Sally. She…

ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on Monday for how COVID-19 spreads, going beyond just respiratory droplets and surfaces. However, the CDC issued a statement hours later that said the “draft version” of changes was published in error. The CDC’s website updated late last week says, “it…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 881 more Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus and one more Iowan has died from COVID-19. The numbers reflect testing reported to the state’s coronavirus tracking website in the last 24 hours between 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The 881 new positive…

AMES, Iowa — Every year the Office of the Iowa Chief Information Officer releases a map of broadband availability across the state. However, this year they’re asking for the public’s feedback.  The CIO office usually gets data for the map from the Federal Commissions Office. Over the years, the CIO office said they’ve realized that…

IOWA — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsberg is among the 47,050 people who will die of pancreatic cancer in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. “She fought a really good fight. It’s the third deadliest cancer. It’s so difficult to…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 901 more Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus and six more Iowans have died from COVID-19. The numbers reflect testing reported to the state’s coronavirus tracking website in the last 24 hours between 10 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. The 901 new positive…

NEWTON, Iowa — The Newton American Legion is celebrating 100 years there, with a gathering event, and a look back at their history. The Legion will welcome people to their building Sunday September 21, starting around 4 pm. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served at 5:30. Post 111 is located at 1101 West 4th…

IOWA CITY, Iowa — For centuries, musicians have used sheet music in the form of paper to read and follow along with the song they are playing. But just as books have gone digital, so has sheet music. The Hawkeye Marching Band is reducing their carbon footprint and keeping their students healthy by using an…

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Parma became the latest Serie A team with foreign ownership Friday when the Iowa-based Krause Group purchased a 90% stake in the club. “The acquisition of Parma Calcio 1913 is the fulfillment of a long-held dream,” said Kyle Krause, the chairman and CEO of the Krause Group and owner of the Des…

The trade governing body of the world says tariffs on China from the U.S. were not within the rules. David Geiger has more on the Agribusiness Report for September 18, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

WAUKEE, Iowa — A mask mandate was supposed to go into effect in Waukee Friday but he city is now delaying it. The city says it received zip-code specific data from the Dallas County Health Department showing 40 total active COVID-19 cases in the city from September 5th through the 14th. Leaders are requesting past…