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Iowa Governor provides update Friday regarding her "modified quarantine"
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says so far she is symptom-free from COVID-19 as she remains in a "modified quarantine." The Governor said Friday, that she continues to monitor her health status...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Storms Forecast for Later Today
(Des Moines) Scattered thunderstorms are expected later today and into tonight over the southern two-thirds of Iowa. Andrew Ansorge meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines foreca...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Two arrested following a traffic stop in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Two people were arrested after a call of a domestic altercation led to a traffic stop in Montgomery County this (Friday) afternoon. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Li...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020
18 new cases of COVID-19 in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Public Health today reported 18 new COVID-19 cases. 16 of the new cases are residents of Council Bluffs, one is from Carter Lake, and one is from Oakland. One of ...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020
Griswold man charged with Operating While Intoxicated following an accident on Lewis Road
(Lewis) A Griswold man was arrested following an accident on Lewis Road near Cold Springs Park Thursday afternoon. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Justin John Schroder was driving a ...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020
Reynolds: State COVID-19 Cases Stabilize this Week
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says positive cases of COVID-19 in the state stabilized over this past week. The Governor reported on Friday morning, 374 new positive cases and 3,888 negative ca...
Tom Robinson May 15, 2020
Opening weekend at Littlefield Park in Exira comes with some new procedures in place
(Exira) Littlefield Park in Exira has opened back up for campers. May 15th was the opening date for the Audubon County campground. Conservation Director Bruce Haag admits it felt good to see people re...
Western Iowa Today May 15, 2020
49 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 in RMCC Region 4
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health on Friday morning reported 49 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in RMCC Region 4. There were 36 additional positive tests in Crawford County, and ...
Tom Robinson May 15, 2020
Pottawattamie County Memory Care Facility Outbreak
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Public Health today reports that Country House, a memory care facility in Council Bluffs, is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, which the Iowa Department of Public...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020
374 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Iowa; 18 deaths (May 15)
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health says there are 374 new positive cases of COVID-19, for a statewide total of 14,049 positive cases. 18 additional deaths have been reported, for a tota...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020