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May 13, 2020 at 9:55 am

In ‘modified quarantine,’ Iowa governor pushing to reopen

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor continued her push to reopen the state's economy Wednesday, undeterred by a two-day surge in coronavirus deaths, increasing...

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May 7, 2020 at 12:25 pm

Pence to visit Des Moines amid increase in COVID-19 cases

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has called Iowa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic “a success story” but he may find a...

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May 7, 2020 at 7:17 am

Trucker charged in serial killings faces scrutiny across US

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators from multiple states were looking Thursday into whether a long-haul trucker from Iowa who's implicated in three women's slayings...

May 6, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Trucker from Iowa charged in 1990s slayings of 3 women

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators on Wednesday arrested a long-haul trucker from Iowa who they say is linked by DNA evidence to the killings...

May 4, 2020 at 8:54 pm

Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking cities VIEW

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the coronavirus spread from the nation’s meatpacking plants to the broader communities where they are located, it burned through...

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April 26, 2020 at 7:15 am

Coronavirus sweeps through Iowa firefighter’s family VIEW

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — His mother first fell sick a month ago with an illness she believes she caught at the Iowa egg factory...

April 23, 2020 at 2:40 pm

Iowa governor: Tip from Ashton Kutcher led to testing deal

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s $26 million contract to increase coronavirus testing was reached after the governor acted on a tip from actor Ashton...

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A Tyson Fresh Meats plant stands in Waterloo, Iowa, date not known. On Friday, April 17, 2020, more than a dozen Iowa elected officials asked Tyson to close the pork processing plant because of the spread of the coronavirus among its workforce of nearly 3,000 people. (Jeff Reinitz/The Courier via AP) IAWAT321 IAWAT321

April 22, 2020 at 6:36 am

Tyson Foods idles largest pork plant as virus slams industry

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation's pork supply but was blamed...

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April 20, 2020 at 10:32 am

States work to keep meat plants open despite virus outbreaks VIEW

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of...

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April 3, 2020 at 3:34 pm

Small business relief program launches, hits snags

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s $349 billion relief program for small businesses got off to a rocky start Friday as hundreds of thousands...

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