Senator Grassley not sure increasing amount of stimulus checks possible
Dec 24, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley doubts Congress will be able to comply with President Donald Trump’s suggestion to significantly boost the amount in those checks the federal government plans to send to most Americans.…
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Raising money for Aria
Dec 23, 2020
A rare ailment is affecting a Knoxville couple’s infant daughter. Aria Peterson will turn three months old next week. Her father, Carson Peterson, says he and his fiancée, Alex Gibson, noticed rapid eye movement in…
Oskaloosa City Council meets Monday
Dec 21, 2020
Monday night (12/21), the Oskaloosa City Council will vote on abolishing its standing committees in favor of setting up ad hoc committees whenever necessary. A worksheet prepared for the Council states an ad hoc committee…
Auditor criticizes Governor on coronavirus spending
Dec 18, 2020
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand sharply criticized Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday (12/17) for not calling the Legislature into an emergency session to approve spending of at least a portion of the $1 billion…
Tyson fires 7 after managers bet on workers testing for Covid-19
Dec 17, 2020
Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.…
Reynolds to use pandemic relief funds for police officers
Dec 16, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have played only a small role in Iowa’s virus response. The expense is…
Iowa health care workers receive coronavirus vaccine
Dec 15, 2020
A small group of health care workers became the first people in Iowa to get the coronavirus vaccine Monday (12/14), kicking off a months-long campaign to deliver shots throughout the state. The arrival of the…
School enrollment drops for first time in 10 years
Dec 14, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Department of Education’s annual report for the fall shows enrollment in the 327 school districts dropped by 5,935 students from last year. The Department of Education report says…
Bahena Rivera murder trial delayed again
Dec 11, 2020
The trial of a man charged in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has again been delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Des Moines Register reports that Cristhian Bahena Rivera was…
Coronavirus update
Dec 10, 2020
The Iowa Department of Public Health added 123 more deaths to the state’s coronavirus list on December 9, bringing the pandemic total to 3021. Two people in both Poweshiek and Wapello Counties and one each…