With the start of the school year this month, how can parents keep school-aged children from becoming infected with COVID-19? A University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics pediatrician offered her advice during a Facebook Live Q&A Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul’s main airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and plunged to their deaths. At least seven people died in the chaos, U.S. officials said, as America’s longest war ended with its enemy the victor.
Organizer cites rise in COVID-19 case numbers
Michael Bousselot will run for vacant seat in Iowa House
The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition says Iowa City’s and Johnson County’s delay in providing American Rescue Plan money to undocumented workers and others who were essential during the COVID-19 pandemic is a potential violation of the city’s Human Rights ordinance.
Faculty across Iowa’s public universities are voicing disappointment this fall’s COVID-19 conditions aren’t as improved as hoped — or as they seemed just weeks ago — and urging administrators, as hard as it might be, to make the tough call to backpedal on promises for a more normal semester.
Linn County is holding two more public forums for input on how to allocate its share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding
Cedar Rapids police said Allen Blazek, 41, of Cedar Rapids, suffered a serious head injury when he was thrown from an inner tube that was being pulled by a personal watercraft and struck a boat.
On Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m., United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties (UWJWC) invites you to join a panel discussion to receive a COVID-19 update, including information on the Delta variant, vaccination, and masking.
Cedar Rapids man, who fired multiple shots into a Westdale Court apartment, hitting one man, pleaded to lesser charges and faces up to 17 years in prison.
The LGBTQ Center, based within Tanager Place, has received a $30,000 grant from the health insurance company Amerigroup that officials say will help expand programming and increase capacity for new clients.
A week away from the start of school for many Iowans, University of Iowa Health Care at noon today is hosting a Facebook Live Q&A specifically about COVID-19 and kids.
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