Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed before the Nov. 3 election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American democratic process, including how ballots...
Iowa election officials will begin mailing out absentee ballots Monday, and it’s the first day voters can go to their county auditor’s offices or a satellite...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bars in Iowa’s two largest college towns can reopen next week after a five-week closure helped stop coronavirus outbreaks among young...
Dozens of students in Iowa schools were quarantined after both staff and students tested positive for the coronavirus, while a high school switched to online classes...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce —...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Students in Iowa’s largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer,...
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday there is nothing inappropriate about her decision to spend nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief money...
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge said Thursday she’ll try to rule next week on whether to block Gov. Kim Reynolds’ mandate that schools return...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Echoing a discredited conspiracy theory, vulnerable Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is suggesting government statistics on coronavirus infections and deaths have been inflated. Ernst,...
An organization created to ensure government agencies follow Iowa’s open records and open meetings laws won a significant victory when the Polk County Sheriff’s Office agreed...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers on Iowa’s online coronavirus tracker varied widely this weekend because of a maintenance problem with the site. The Iowa...
WASHINGTON (AP) — All national political conventions are ultimately about the presidential candidate. That’s especially true at this year’s Republican National Convention, where leading speakers demonstrated...
Iowa saw a surge in coronavirus cases Friday with 2,663 more confirmed cases reported, a significantly higher number than any previous one-day total, but state officials...
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday ordered that all bars be closed in six of the state’s largest counties in response to...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A young child died due to complications from coronavirus in June, the first confirmed death of a minor in Iowa during...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district cannot begin the year with fully remote learning and must offer at least 50% in-person instruction despite...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A White House coronavirus task force has issued new recommendations for Iowa to mandate face masks and to close bars in...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s medical director said Thursday that she was aware of inaccuracies in the state’s coronavirus data when her agency used it...