Speakers pleaded with the Iowa State Board of Education Thursday to ask the governor to rescind the law banning school districts from requiring masks.
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Speakers pleaded with the Iowa State Board of Education Thursday to ask the governor to rescind the law banning school districts from requiring masks.
Vehicular homicide trial for Urbana man who ran over woman in parking lot in 2019 is now reset to next year. Witnesses told police he rapidly accelerated in reverse, hitting and killing a Center Point woman.
Monthly Road Use Tax Fund distributions were down in July, but year-to-date are nearly $25 million, the state reported.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday expects to approve a $1 million allocation from its $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan funds to support the PATCH program, which helps repair homes that were damaged in the derecho.
Police arrested a Davenport man Thursday after he was allegedly spotted in a stolen pickup truck at a Kwik Star in northeast Cedar Rapids.
People will have to wear masks in city buildings, regardless of vaccination status.
The West Des Moines-based health system announced Thursday all 33,000 employees, regardless of whether they provide direct patient care or not, must be vaccinated by Nov. 1. Those who choose not to comply face termination or voluntary resignation.
The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district said he’s pleased about the resolution of complaints against him over the district's refusal to return students to in-person classes last year during a surge in coronavirus cases.
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As the highly contagious Delta variant has spread rapidly throughout Iowa, local hospital officials warn that those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 face the most risk from an infection. The shots remain the best tool in preventing further spread, they say.
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