Category Archives: KXEL News

THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THE STATE'S NEW COVID-19 CASE COUNT WAS 227 ON TUESDAY. STORY COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POSITIVE TESTS IN THAT TIME WITH 32, FOLLOWED BY DUBUQUE, POLK,...

CEDAR RAPIDS IS EXPECTING THE CEDAR RIVER TO FLOOD. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS A CREST LATE THURSDAY MORE THAN THREE-AND-A-HALF FEET INTO FLOOD STAGE. THAT IS LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES IN S...

The global pandemic slowed the economy...but a new survey of Iowa business leaders suggests optimism. More than 60 percent of those surveyed anticipated making capital expenditures in the third quarte...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT LEAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON SEVERAL WATERWAYS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY, BLACK HAWK CREEK WILL BE ABOV...

The Waterloo City Council will vote today to change the current policy requiring "critical municipal employees" to live within 10 miles of City Hall. The proposal would require police officers, public...

FEWER IOWANS WHO ARE RECEIVING COVID-19 TESTS ARE GETTING POSITIVE RESULTS. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR. CAITLIN PEDATI TALKED ABOUT IOWA'S CORONAVIRUS SITUATION IN THAT CONTEXT, SAYING TH...

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced yesterday that she was discontinuing regular COVID-19 news briefings, and will instead use her regular weekly news conference to provide necessary updates. At one point, th...

IOWA REPUBLICAN SENATOR JONI ERNST IS WORKING WITH A PAIR OF DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES ON A BILL TO ADDRESS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN PRISONS. SHE TOLD THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE EFFOR...

Deere & Co. on Wednesday announced a new vision and operating model which company officials say will accelerate its success in integrating smart technology innovation with Deere's legacy of manuf...

VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS THE LEADER OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S COVID-19 TASK FORCE. WHILE VISITING FOREST CITY ON TUESDAY, PENCE TALKED ABOUT THE NATION'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE WITH OUR COVERAGE...