Construction on Ottumwa's Main Street is moving right along, as the Green Street intersection is now open for traffic.

Guidance from the state says school districts can only apply for a wavier for all online instruction if the county’s positivity rate is above 15% over 14 days with a 10% absenteeism. If a school would get a waiver, it would only be temporary.

Vice President Mike Pence will be visiting Des Moines on August 13.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting 647 more COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths in Iowa over the last 24 hours.