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Iowa News Digest

Jun. 11, 2021 02:41 PM EDT
Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Iowa. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Des Moines...

Prison workers comfort each other after a news conference in front of the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Lorena Schulte, a nurse and Robert McFarland, a correctional officer were killed by an inmate in the infirmary during an escape attempt. An inmate was also injured in the assault. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP)
Police: Inmates killed 2 Iowa prison staff in escape attempt

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 24, 2021 05:16 PM EDT

Ashley Hinson speaks with journalists after her win in Iowa's 1st Congressional District race at her Cedar Rapids, Iowa, campaign office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Republican Hinson defeated first-term incumbent Democrat Abby Finkenauer. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP)
GOP congresswoman-elect from Iowa says she has COVID-19

By Ryan J. Foley Nov. 12, 2020 12:12 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, people wait in line in the rain outside of an early voting site in Miami, as Florida begins in-person early voting in much of the state Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Pre-election virus spike creates concerns for polling places

By Ryan J. Foley Nov. 01, 2020 10:17 AM EST

Cedar Falls joins with other Iowa cities in requiring masks

Sep. 09, 2020 10:24 AM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls approved a mask mandate Tuesday, joining with other Iowa cities that have taken similar moves as the state continues to see...

Linn County Auditor Joel Miller listens to arguments during a hearing in Linn County District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Judge Judge Thornhill said Thursday he will rule soon on a request from President Donald Trump's reelection campaign to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots submitted by voters in Iowa's second-largest county. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP, Pool)
Judge voids 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county

By Ryan J. Foley Aug. 27, 2020 08:35 PM EDT

Iowa SOS says absentee mailings breached voters' information

Aug. 26, 2020 07:18 PM EDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's top elections administrator has accused some county officials who tried to make it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic...

Trump campaign sues 3rd Iowa county over absentee mailings

By Ryan J. Foley Aug. 18, 2020 12:34 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and Republican Party groups are suing a third Iowa county, seeking to invalidate thousands...

The steeple at College Church in Wheaton, Ill. was toppled during a storm Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Ill. Church officials check out the damage from the rooftop which also left several trees in the nearby park heavily damaged. (Mark Welsh /Daily Herald via AP)
Powerful storm leaves 2 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest

By Ryan J. Foley And Josh Funk Aug. 11, 2020 11:02 AM EDT

2 lawmakers, farmer say TestIowa mishandled their samples

Jun. 25, 2020 04:54 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two lawmakers said Thursday that Iowa’s coronavirus testing program mishandled their samples when they tried to get tested after the...

Tyson Foods worker, 44, dies after long battle with COVID-19

By Ryan J. Foley May. 25, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An employee at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, died Monday after battling the coronavirus during a six-week hospitalization...

Cedar Rapids man sentenced for intentionally giving 3 HIV

May. 19, 2020 10:36 AM EDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after admitting that he knowingly infected two women and a minor girl...

2nd person at Black Hawk County Jail positive for COVID-19

Apr. 30, 2020 11:41 AM EDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A second person who works within the Black Hawk County Jail in north-central Iowa has tested positive for COVID-19, officials there...

ADM idles large Iowa, Nebraska corn-based ethanol plants

Apr. 23, 2020 06:48 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ethanol producer ADM said Thursday it is idling production at its corn ethanol plants in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Columbus, Nebraska,...

On-duty Linn County deputy tests positive for COVID-19

Apr. 20, 2020 03:25 PM EDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An on-duty Linn County sheriff’s deputy working at the Linn County Correctional Center in Cedar Rapids has tested positive for COVID...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, pool)
Governor orders stricter social distancing in NE Iowa region

By Ryan J. Foley And David Pitt Apr. 16, 2020 09:41 AM EDT

A church member prays during a Good Friday service at St. Ambrose Cathedral, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa nursing home says 14 residents have died in outbreak

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 11, 2020 10:59 AM EDT

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds holds a news conference regarding COVID-19 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, Monday, April 6, 2020. (Oliva Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool)
Iowa governor defends outbreak tool attacked as arbitrary

David Pitt And Ryan J. Foley Apr. 07, 2020 03:37 PM EDT

Iowa identifies 2 nursing homes hit with COVID-19 outbreaks

Apr. 07, 2020 01:43 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Public Health has released the identities of two nursing homes where outbreaks of the coronavirus have infected...