Biden to sign virus measures, requires mask use to travel
Jan 21, 2021
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new strains, President Joe Biden will initiate a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the…
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One dead, one hurt in two vehicle crash near Bussey
Jan 21, 2021
A man is dead and a woman was injured in a two vehicle crash Wednesday morning (1/20) west of Bussey. The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup driven by 89-year-old Donald Shelford of Lovilia was…
Powerball jackpot winner in Maryland
Jan 21, 2021
It had to happen sometime. A single winning ticket for the $731.1 million Powerball jackpot has been sold in Maryland. The Powerball jackpot up for grabs Wednesday night (1/20) was the fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot…
Pella Tulip Time cancels this year's parades
Jan 21, 2021
Tulip Time will take place in Pella in May. But there won’t be any parades this year. The Pella Historical Society says the traditional afternoon and evening parades will not take place because of concern…
Tim McGraw Was Apprehensive About Taylor Swift's 'Tim McGraw' Song
Jan 21, 2021
Back in 2006 Taylor Swift debuted on the music scene with her first single, “Tim McGraw,” and now Tim McGraw is opening up about how felt about being the subject of her tune. Tim tells…
Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
Jan 20, 2021
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” as he took the helm of a…
Trump leaves White House, says ‘It’s been a great honor’
Jan 20, 2021
By JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One Wednesday for the last time as president, leaving behind a legacy of chaos…
GOP advancing proposed gun rights amendment to Iowa constitution
Jan 20, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON A proposal to add a gun rights amendment to the state constitution is retracing its path through the Iowa legislature. The proposal has been approved twice before, but a paperwork error in…
GOP-led Iowa House Rules Committee rejects mask mandate
Jan 20, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republicans on an Iowa House Committee have approved 82 rules for how the House operates, but they’ve rejected a rule requiring face masks be worn during the pandemic. Representative Brian Meyers, a…
One Iowa man in Capitol riot released, another still in custody
Jan 20, 2021
A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa who was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 remained in custody Tuesday (1/19) after a court hearing where his attorneys asked a federal…