Rozenboom: mental health funding led to legislative session going long
May 27, 2021
A major sticking point in the final days of the Iowa Legislature’s 2021 session was on whether to change the way Iowa’s mental health system is paid for. The Legislature eventually did vote to have…
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Coronavirus update
May 26, 2021
Tuesday (5/25) marked the third straight day with were no deaths from coronavirus in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported another 169 positive COVID-19 tests Tuesday, bringing the pandemic total to 370,839. …
Osky School Board special meeting
May 25, 2021
The Oskaloosa School Board is holding a special meeting Tuesday night (5/25). The agenda says the Board will discuss its Return to Learn plan, as well as resignations, appointments and transfers. Tuesday’s Oskaloosa School Board…
Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Tibbetts Murder investigation
May 25, 2021
An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage of Spanish-speaking officers delayed and hindered his ability to question the man on trial in…
Coronavirus update
May 21, 2021
Five people in Iowa have been reported to have died from coronavirus. The Iowa Department of Public Health says as of Thursday (5/20), the state’s death total is 6018. Meanwhile, there have been another 233…
Iowa legislative session ends
May 20, 2021
The Iowa Legislature ended the 2021 session nearly three weeks later than expected after Republican lawmakers completed negotiations over a complex tax plan that they approved to add to a host of other conservative priorities…
Coronavirus update
May 19, 2021
A Marion County resident is among seven Iowans reported to have died Wednesday (5/19) from coronavirus. That raises the state’s death total from the pandemic to 6013. The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported…
Make Ottumwa Shine Spring Clean-Up
May 14, 2021
Ottumwa residents are encouraged to clean up part of the city. The annual Make Ottumwa Shine Spring Clean-Up Event starts Sunday (5/16) and runs through May 22nd. Ottumwa recycling coordinator Janice Bain says people are…
‘No reason for us to fear Covid-19 any longer,’ Iowa’s governor says
May 13, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds says Covid case numbers in Iowa are at a 10 month low, the number of Iowa hospital patients being treated for Covid is down 90% from…
Coronavirus update Inbox
May 12, 2021
There were no deaths from coronavirus reported Tuesday (5/11) in Iowa. The state’s death total from the pandemic holds at 5985. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 299 new positive tests for COVID-19, bringing…