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One person is dead following a rollover crash in Jones County on Thursday.
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Police departments working to limit large tailgating crowds for Hawkeye games
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But, those aren’t benefits subsidized by tax dollars.
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Iowans who’ve lost jobs or income due to the coronavirus pandemic can apply now for an accelerated two-week online session of the University of Iowa Labor Center’s apprenticeship readiness course, which prepares Iowans to successfully enter a skilled trades registered apprenticeship in a high-demand construction occupation.
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The City of Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County have released some guidelines for those celebrating the Halloween holiday this weekend.
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The Anamosa State Penitentiary and the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women received the results of positive COVID-19 tests yesterday afternoon. Due to these new positive cases, these facilities are entering a restricted movement status to mitigate further viral spread. While on restricted movement, video visitations have been suspended at this time at both facilities.
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In the past seven days, Clayton County has had its largest increase in COVID-19 positive cases as well as hospitalizations.
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The final pickup of nonorganic storm debris will begin November 15, 2020. Crews will go through the entire community again starting on November 15; anything picked up by crews after November 15 will be considered the last pass with no returning passes.
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Big Grove Brewery says that sales of its craft kettle sour beer, Equalitea Party, raised $5,320 in support of the Domestic Violence Intervention in 2020.
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Halloween is tomorrow and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital nurses dressed some of these little ‘pumpkins’ in the hospital’s NICU for the holiday.
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On Friday, October 30 at 12:28 a.m. officers stopped an individual on a bicycle near A Avenue and 5th Street NE. There was no light on the bicycle and officers had an open complaint for a burglary charge on the individual, identified as David Bryant III, age 24.
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The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced today that it has filed a hearing complaint on a Johnson County business for violations of Governor Reynolds' emergency public health disaster proclamation.
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As hospitals across Iowa become stressed from an increase in COVID cases and record-setting hospitalizations, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is making operational changes in anticipation of an influx in patients – with or without COVID – who need complex care.
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Throughout September and October, teams of student volunteers traveled to the Cedar Rapids area multiple times to help with cleanup efforts. The students also included those who live in The Residence, Wartburg’s service-learning residence hall where students are required to complete a community service project with a community partner. Some of those partnerships were severed last-minute because of the pandemic.
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Officials are warning that Linn County is facing a potential “covid-crisis” and are warning the public that the recent spike in COVID-19 cases could overwhelm local healthcare systems and get worse as the holidays and colder weather approach.
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The Trump campaign announced five more campaign stops on Sunday ahead of Election Day.
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The Starbucks store located at Williams and Wilson on the southwest side closed for two days earlier this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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A Cedar Rapids man was indicted on Friday for one count of Unlawful Drug User in Possession of a Firearm, after officials say he brandished a gun during a protest in Iowa City in June.
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The Cedar Rapids Community School District announced on Friday it plans to conduct weather days in the same way as previous years.
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The Iowa Department of Health reported another new record high in COVID-19 cases on Friday with 2,621.
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Paramount Theatre said it is adding a second performance of Maddie Poppe’s Acoustic Christmas on December 12.
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CHOMP Delivery services are now available for Cedar Rapids Public Library holds to homes in the Cedar Rapids area for a small fee.
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A surge in coronavirus cases has led officials in one western Iowa county to require people to wear faces masks in public.
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9.9 million Americans are not up to date on their rent or mortgage payments due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, according to a U.S. Census Household Pulse survey.
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Sarah Wirfs stepped down from her job at Target recently, so she could travel to watch her former Hawkeye son, Tristan, play in his rookie season in the NFL.
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Police in Waterloo arrested a teen after they say he shot at someone who was sitting in a car near Courtland Street and Lane Street on Thursday.
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More than 300 students in a central Iowa school district are in isolation or quarantine because of possible exposure to COVID-19.
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Despite record-breaking data on hospitalizations in Iowa, Governor Reynolds says she is not considering changes to the state’s handling of the pandemic.
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Police in Des Moines say they’ve made an arrest after a shooting killed a man and injured a woman.
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A Cedar Rapids man lead police and Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies on a car chase early Friday morning after officers tried to pull him over for traffic charges.
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|By Mary Green
A Marengo nursing home is getting a lot of attention for how it’s keeping spirits high during the pandemic.
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|By Becky Phelps
One local non-profit is working to help derecho victims who are finding new homes by taking one worry away - replacing furniture.
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|By Brian Tabick
UI students work as contact tracers in Johnson County
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Fernando Garcia-Franceschini
The Dubuque County Board of Health has revised the enforcement aspect of its county-wide mask mandate resolution.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Ethan Stein
He said the biggest threat to that is misinformation, but that’s far from the only threat his office is facing this election.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Phil Reed
Coronavirus pandemic forcing women out of the workforce
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM CDT
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Anyone needing rides to and from the Johnson County Auditor's Office to vote early or to the polls on election day can email director@corridorcan.com, send a message to their Facebook page, or text 319-677-1153 to be provided with an Uber voucher.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:09 PM CDT
Governor Kim Reynolds received the final report from the Governor’s FOCUS (Fueling Ongoing Collaboration and Uncovering Solutions) Committee on Criminal Justice Reform on Thursday, October 29, 2020 during the 8th Annual Iowa Summit on Justice and Disparities.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:09 PM CDT
Deere & Company will be hosting a virtual country music benefit concert to help farmers dealing with hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:04 PM CDT
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A Waterloo man is in the Buchanan County Jail after stealing a car and leading police on a chase near rural Jesup.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 3:08 PM CDT
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United Fire Group has confirmed that it laid off 12 positions on Thursday, eight in Iowa, and four at other branches across the country. A spokesperson with UFG stated that this is a result of changes in the business.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 2:48 PM CDT
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Less than a week before Election Day 2020, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in close races in Florida and Iowa, while Biden is slightly ahead in Ohio and maintains a lead over Trump in Pennsylvania, according to Quinnipiac University polls in those four states.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 2:39 PM CDT
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Dreyon Damondre Grant, age 27, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison sentence today following a plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. In addition to the 30-month prison sentence, he must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 2:28 PM CDT
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Governor Kim Reynolds today announced she has set aside $2 million in CARES Act funding to support the development of a next-generation COVID-19 vaccine through a partnership between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:55 PM CDT
U.S. Department of Labor grants of up to $3 million awarded to aid workers and communities impacted by the derecho storm that devastated much of eastern Iowa on August 10th
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:52 PM CDT
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An airplane banner with the word “Together” printed on it is flying over the National Czeck and Slovak Museum and Library on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM CDT
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Home football games for the University of Iowa won’t have the same buzz this season because the usual 69,000 fans won’t be there.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 11:58 AM CDT
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Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy has announced it will close its coal-fired power plant in the northeast Iowa city of Lansing over the next two years.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 11:48 AM CDT
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Iowa redshirt freshmen Shadrick Byrd and Yahweh Jeudy have entered the NCAA transfer portal with the intention to transfer at the end of the fall semester.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 11:45 AM CDT
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The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is moving its Cedar Valley Food Pantry back indoors as the weather gets colder in Iowa.