IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS SHE IS ENCOURAGED BY CORONAVIRUS TRENDS IN SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE STATE TOOK ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO SLOW COVID-19’S SPREAD LAST MONTH. SHE OFFERED THIS ANALYSIS WEDNESDAY [AUDIO :22]. REYNOLDS ALSO SAID FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE SENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COVID-19 TEST KITS TO THE STATE. IOWA HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE OFFERING THEM TO RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FIRST. THE TESTS ARE MANUFACTURED BY ABBOTT LABS.
MEANWHILE, A NEW TEST IOWA SITE WILL OPEN IN DECORAH NEXT WEEK. THE CLINIC LOCATION WILL BE INSIDE THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER AND WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS ON MONDAY. THE DECORAH TEST IOWA SITE WILL OPERATE FROM 9 TO 11 EACH WEEKDAY MORNING AND 2 TO 4 EACH AFTERNOON. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NEARLY 30 TEST IOWA CLINICS OR DRIVE-UP LOCATIONS OPERATING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE.
A POLICE SHOOTING IN RURAL JONES COUNTY HAS BEEN DEEMED JUSTIFIABLE. THE MAN WOUNDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD FIRST FIRED INTO A HOME AND WAIVED A FIREARM AT RESPONDING OFFICERS. THE JONES COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAID ITS INVESTIGATION INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES AND A REVIEW OF BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE. 51-YEAR-OLD JAMES BARTRAM WAS THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT AS DEPUTIES AND STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE CALL ABOUT HIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR.
SIGN STEALING DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN IN BASEBALL. SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN SEEING POLITICAL SIGNS DISAPPEAR IN THE LEAD-UP TO NEXT MONTH’S ELECTION. WHETHER YOU SEE STOLEN SIGNS AS AN INFRINGEMENT ON SPEECH OR CONSIDER IT JUVENILE MISBEHAVIOR, POLICE SAY THEY HAVEN’T TYPICALLY RECEIVED MANY REPORTS IN THE PAST. THAT’S CHANGING, ACCORDING TO MARION OFFICER TOM DAUBS, WHO SPOKE WITH OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9. TAMPERING WITH POLITICAL SIGNAGE HAS CUT ACROSS IDEOLOGICAL LINES, ACCORDING TO POLICE IN SEVERAL EASTERN IOWA DEPARTMENTS.
AS PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THE AFTERMATH OF AUGUST’S DERECHO, DISTINCTIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SOME HELP. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS SAYS GRANT MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS DAMAGED BY THE STORM. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW FOR THE AWARDS WORTH UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE STATE RECEIVED 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FROM THE HUMANITIES TO MAKE THE GRANTS.
TWO WATERLOO BLACK HAWKS AND TWO FORMER CEDAR RAPIDS ROUGHRIDERS WERE CHOSEN DURING THE NHL DRAFT YESTERDAY. OF THE FOUR, DEFENSEMAN MITCHELL MILLER WAS THE HIGHEST PICK. THE FORMER ROUGHRIDER WENT TO THE ARIZONA COYOTES IN THE FOURTH ROUND. BEN MEEHAN WAS SELECTED BY L.A. IN THE 5TH, ONE PICK AFTER WATERLOO FORWARD RYDER ROLSTON WENT TO COLORADO. THE HAWKS WYATT SCHINGOETHE WAS SELECTED BY THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. SCHINGOETHE WILL REMAIN WITH WATERLOO FOR THE COMING SEASON.
IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN SAYING THAT THE STATE DOES NOT NEED A MASK MANDATE. NONE THE LESS, THE QUESTION CONTINUES TO BE ASKED, AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE UPDATING IOWA’S COVID-19 SITUATION. MANY CITIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED THEIR OWN RULES REQUIRING FACE COVERINGS. THE STATE HAS SAID PENALTIES TIED TO THOSE LOCAL MANDATES ARE UNENFORCEABLE.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE RECEIVING THE LATEST OF MULTIPLE GRANTS TO INVESTIGATE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA IS PROVIDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A NEW RACIAL EQUITY FUND. THAT’S ON TOP OF AN EARLIER $125 THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT WHICH HELPED START THE WIDE-RANGING ANALYSIS WHICH GOES BEYOND AREAS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH CARE. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT WEIGHS RACIAL INEQUALITY IN VARIOUS ASPECT OF LIFE AND EXPLORES HOW CHANGES IN ONE AREA AFFECT OTHERS.
THE ORGANIZATION WHICH ADVOCATED TO KEEP PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN CLINTON, BURLINGTON, THE QUAD CITIES, AND DOZENS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES IS ITSELF ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES HAD STOOD UP TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AS THE SPORT’S MOST POWERFUL OWNERS TRIED TO ELIMINATE MANY MINOR LEAGUE CITIES. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION IS BEING DISSOLVED AS MLB TAKES OVER MORE DIRECT CONTROL OF ITS AFFILIATED FARM TEAMS.
