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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows 268 more Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more death has been reported due to the virus. The new numbers reflect testing reported over the 24 hours between 10:00 a.m. Sunday and 10:00 a.m. Monday. The number of new positive COVID-19 tests reported…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Five more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 620 more Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The numbers reflect testing reported between 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. A total of 48,732 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19. 37,086 of…

BEIRUT (AP) — Public fury over this week’s massive explosion in Beirut took a new turn Saturday night as protesters stormed government institutions and clashed for hours with security forces, who responded with heavy volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets. One police officer was killed and dozens of people hurt in the confrontations, which…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — As groups across the country call on cities to defund police departments, dozens gathered in West Des Moines to defend them. “Who is the first person you are going to call if you need help? I know in my life the police are the first people I call. I personally…

Zachary Stone DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department has identified the man killed in Saturday morning’s motorcycle crash as 29-year-old Des Moines resident Zachary Stone. Investigators say Stone was found by a pedestrian dead along SE 12th and E. MLK Jr. Parkway. Police arrived around 5:45 a.m. and believe there were obvious…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thirteen more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 383 more Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The numbers reflect testing reported between 10 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. A total of 48,112 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19. 36,850 of…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced Friday it will postpone its fall season to spring 2021. UNI and the rest of the Missouri Valley football teams will play an eight-game schedule in the spring. The league expects the season to culminate with the FCS Playoffs. The Missouri Valley gave its members…

LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been charged with distributing fentanyl in connection with the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities in Texas charged Eric Kay, who had worked in the Angels’ media relations department for 24 years, with possession and intent to distribute…

DES MOINES, Iowa — When fighting cancer as a kid, especially during a pandemic, the hospital room can get pretty lonely and truthfully a little boring. That’s why many patients, like 8-year-old Gerald Terry, walk the halls to get out and get exercise. Gerald is putting those laps to good use, turning them into dollars.…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Even though the 2020 Iowa State Fair is officially cancelled due to COVID-19, 4H and FFA students aren’t all out of luck. The livestock shows are still on at the fairgrounds and starting this weekend. The fair put in multiple safety measures to make this happen including spacing out the days…

The most recent drought monitor update shows extremely dry conditions for much of west central Iowa. This includes all of Carroll and Audubon county and nearly all of Guthrie and Greene county. It adds up to about 6% of the state of Iowa. Extreme drought is the 4th tier of 5. The impacts from the…

Johnston, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds is urging Webster County school districts to still welcome kids back to class despite their state-leading COVID-19 positivity rate because of the source of those cases. According to the state’s COVID-19 tracking website, Webster County has a 14-day average positivity rate of 22% among those who’ve been tested. Last…

DES MOINES, Iowa — With three months to go until the November 3rd election, many convicted felons in Iowa are now able to vote. Gov. Kim Reynolds has been trying to get a constitutional amendment change for felon voting rights since she was elected, but her fellow Republicans repeatedly voted it down. So instead she…

Ames, Iowa — Police in Ames say a man was stabbed in the back and hit in the head with a baseball bat during an attack on Tuesday night. Police were called to an apartment at 600 S. 17th Street just before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday on a report of a stabbing. The victim told…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an Executive Order that restores the voting rights for many of Iowa’s felons who have completed their sentences. Reynolds signed the measure at the State Capitol Wednesday morning surrounded by some of the people who had long advocated for the change, like Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad and…

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Joe Biden is no longer traveling to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a report. According to the Democratic National Convention Committee, speakers for the convention will no longer travel to Milwaukee “in order to prevent risking the health of our host community as well as the convention’s…

IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference announced Monday its football programs will play a 10-game schedule this season. The Big 12 is referring to it as a “9+1” schedule, which will consist of nine conference games and one non-conference home opponent. Iowa State currently has three non-conference games scheduled between South Dakota, Ball State…

Ankeny, Iowa — The Ankeny Police Department is seeking an 18-year-old man for questioning in the shooting death of a pregnant teenager in a hotel room. Officers found 17-year-old Mia Holmes suffering from a gunshot wound around 11:00 p.m. on Monday night at WoodSpring Suites in Ankeny at 6703 SE Bellagio Drive. Holmes, who was…

URBANDALE, Iowa — Hours after receiving an online learning waiver denial by the Department of Education, the Urbandale Community School District made a decision they say is best for their community. The decision wasn’t easy for the school board members, but it was decisive. Urbandale Community School District Board member Judy Downs said, “One of…

Ankeny, Iowa — The Ankeny Police Department is seeking an 18-year-old man for questioning in the shooting death of a pregnant teenager in a hotel room. Officers found 17-year-old Mia Holmes suffering from a gunshot wound around 11:00 p.m. on Monday night at WoodSpring Suites in Ankeny at 6703 SE Bellagio Drive. Holmes, who was…

Ankeny, Iowa — The Ankeny Police Department is seeking an 18-year-old man for questioning in the shooting death of a pregnant teenager in a hotel room. Officers found 17-year-old Mia Holmes suffering from a gunshot wound around 11:00 p.m. on Monday night at WoodSpring Suites in Ankeny at 6703 SE Bellagio Drive. Holmes, who was…

RHEDA-WIEDENBRUCK, Germany — An “unfavorable mix” of conditions inside a German meat processing plant promoted aerosol transmission of the coronavirus over long distances, a recent study found, shedding light on how meat processing facilities in Iowa and around the globe became hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks. A joint study conducted by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, the University…