As of Friday, Iowa’s traffic death count stood at 312, which officials with the state Department of Transportation said outpaced the death toll for that same date in the four previous years.
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As of Friday, Iowa’s traffic death count stood at 312, which officials with the state Department of Transportation said outpaced the death toll for that same date in the four previous years.
As Iowans prepare to gather with loved ones for the Thanksgiving holiday, virus transmission rates are at the highest levels. Iowa hospital officials are encouraging people to get the COVID-19 booster shot and take other steps to prevent infections among vulnerable Iowans.
Iowa State University has agreed to pay a former professor and lab director $275,000 as part of a settlement stemming from years of accusations both from her and against her — including that her department chair and his domestic partner made unwanted sexual advances.
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate said Friday they will pay up to $270,000 over the next six months to have an Iowa consulting firm examine the 2020 election with an eye toward developing changes to state election law.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation on Saturday identified the man shot and killed by police in Waterloo as 42-year-old Brent Lee Boggess.
A look back at what’s been in the news in Iowa in the past week
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As families tentatively plan to gather again after last season in lockdown, shoppers should expect to pay more for meat and all the trimmings. But Corridor grocers say they’re well-stocked.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the holidays.
At issue is a regulation referred to as “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, that defines the types of waterways qualifying for federal protection under the Clean Water Act. The regulation has long been a point of contention among environmental advocates, farmers, homebuilders, lawmakers and the courts.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Reynolds is popular, but has Sand in her gears; and Miller-Meeks has financial disclosure problems
Trial for the 21-year-old Cedar Rapids man charged with fatally shooting his parents and sister will not happen in January. Evidence reports are still outstanding and depositions haven’t started.
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