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School districts around the area have announced various return to learn plans, and many plans recommend that students wear masks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill on Friday.

Iowa’s Secretary of State is working with security experts to prepare for the 2020 elections.

The Iowa Department of Education was rewarded $17.7 million for a grant that will help support creative ways to educate students during the pandemic.

Kendra Hoover formally sentenced for her part in the sexual abuse of her then 6-year-old daughter.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 631 more COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.

Gov. Reynolds announced Thursday additional guidance for schools and parents as students and educators prepare to return to class this fall.

Congress has awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor, to surviving crew members of the USS Indianapolis.

Bradley University says a dozen students who tested positive for COVID-19, including some who attended a social gathering after they led freshman orientation programs this month.

Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings on Thursday, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over their market power and alleged monopolistic practices.

Ford Motor Co. has posted results that were not as grim as expected for its second quarter that saw its U.S. factories shuttered for half the period to combat the spread of the coronavirus and car buyers sheltering in place.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake gave the Los Angeles region an early morning wake-up call but no significant damage has been reported.

Iowa is stepping up enforcement of mandates on social distancing and hygiene practices at bars and restaurants across the state.

No spitting, no post-game handshake and no mask requirements are among the list of recommendations the Iowa High School Athletic Association released for high school football to begin next month.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 649 more COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.

The state is still creating guidance for the waiver and it won’t be available until early August. It is assumed the Iowa Department of Public Health will not approve long term plans for a district to provide instruction primarily through remote learning, according to these documents.

Iowa Workforce Development reports 7,441 Iowans filed for unemployment between July 19 and July 25.

Tyson Foods is launching a new COVID-19 monitoring program and adding a chief medical officer position and nearly 200 nurses to its health staff.

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved $65.4 million in cuts to the state’s public universities in the latest blow to their budgets.

The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has hit 150,000, by the far the highest toll in the world.

The Iowa Department of Education says it will rule next week on appeals filed by at least districts opposed to fully opening schools.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 457 more COVID-19 cases and six more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.

School officials at Evans Middle School announced distribution plans for remote learning laptops on Tuesday.

After Monday night’s Board of Education meeting to discuss Ottumwa’s “Return to Learn” plan, KYOU News sat down with Ottumwa Superintendent Michael McGrory to discuss how the upcoming school year could plan out.

The Corrections Department announced the death of another inmate who was infected with the coronavirus.

Iowa State has added Ball State to its 2020 home football schedule to replace the canceled Cy-Hawk Series game at Iowa.

People are getting seed packets in the mail without ordering them, causing fears it could be an invasive species.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 253 more COVID-19 cases and nine more death in Iowa over the last 24 hours.

Hy-vee has kicked off its campaign to hand out three million free face masks to customers. The new initiative is called “Mask It Up to Shut COVID Down. It’s Your Choice.”

The state is reporting 469 more COVID-19 cases and three more death in Iowa over the last 24 hours.