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Gov. Kim Reynolds says only 4,000 people have gotten results under Iowa’s $26 million coronavirus testing contract but that will increase now that the equipment has been validated. Reynolds said...

OFFICIALS IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY EXPRESSED CONCERN EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT THE CHANCES OF SEEING MORE COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN NURSING AND SENIOR FACILITIES. WATERLOO MAYOR QUENTIN HART PICKED UP THAT THEM...

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that effective this Friday, restrictions previously put in place on businesses will be relaxed statewide. This allows restaurants, fitness centers, salons, barber shops, an...

THE DEATH OF A WATERLOO TYSON EMPLOYEE FROM COVID-19 HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE COMPANY. AXEL KABEYA HAD IMMIGRATED TO IOWA FROM CONGO AND IS AMONG HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES FROM THE COUNTRY MAKING A NEW ST...

Gov. Kim Reynolds says she's still considering how far to go in lifting local public health restrictions and will reveal information about that at today’s news briefing at 11 a.m. Restaurants in...

BLACK HAWK COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES AT NURSING AND CARE FACILITIES. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENOUGH POSITIVE TESTS AT FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE, HARMONY ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she’ll be go into “modified quarantine” after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence at a time when one of his aides tested positive for coronavirus. Reyn...

IOWA CHURCHES HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN FOR EACH OF THE LAST TWO SUNDAYS. MANY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HOLD SERVICES IN PERSON YET. PASTOR TODD HART OF CEDAR RAPIDS ALLIANCE CHURCH SPOKE TO OUR CO...

Iowa's governor and medical director met with the president and other officials at the White House last Wednesday, and hosted the vice president in Iowa last Friday. Now Gov. Kim Reynolds may self iso...

MALLS AND OTHER RETAILERS, CAMPGROUNDS, AND MORE WILL BE RESUMING OPERATIONS TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER STARTING TODAY IN PLACES WHERE THEY HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY BY COVID-19. BLACK HAWK COUNTY I...