'Employers at risk': Association, CEO comment on Iowa’s vaccine exemption law

Employers are not totally clear on what mandates to follow.

By George Willis | Nov 27, 2021

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Iowa State Fair worries health experts with surge in COVID-19 cases

The Iowa State Fair is a safe haven for merrymaking, amusement rides and fried-you-name-it-on-a-stick.

By Trina Thomas | Aug 8, 2021

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Minorities struggle to find affordable housing in Des Moines

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Oct 27, 2020

Remnants of the long-banned practice of redlining is among the reasons many minorities are having difficulty accessing affordable housing in Des Moines.

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Des Moines Public Schools denied injunction, but decide to ignore state rule regarding online instruction

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 22, 2020

Polk County Judge Jeffrey Farrell recently denied the Des Moines Public Schools' (DMPS) request for a temporary injunction against the decision by Gov. Kim Reynolds requiring schools to hold at least 50% of classes in-person, but the DMPS lawsuit against Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education continues and DMPS intends to act as if the injunction had been granted.

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Dallas County sustains $9 million worth of property damage from August derecho

By John Suayan | Sep 8, 2020

Last month’s derecho wind storm inflicted a little over $9 million worth of property damage in Dallas County.

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Financial Empowerment Center offers financial coaching to families

By Marian Johns | Jul 8, 2020

Polk County families who are facing financial issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to receive free coaching from financial experts through a new Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) opening in the county by The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) and the Evelyn K.

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Animal rescue group looks for way to charge horse owner with neglect

By Carrie Bradon | Jun 25, 2020

An animal rescue group has accused a Dallas County farm of disposing multiple dead horses on their property, We Are Iowa reported.

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Local restaurants find new ways to dine-in

By Kimberly James | Jun 3, 2020

Restaurants around the Dallas County area are finding new ways to do business and reopen to the public during COVID-19 recovery.

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State waiting for testing machines to be validated

By Michael Pineda | 4 years ago

An expansion of testing in Iowa has gotten off to a sluggish start as machines supplied for validation have yet to be signed off on.

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Half of COVID-19 deaths were residents in long-term care facilities, Reynolds reports

By Karen Kidd | 4 years ago

More than half of Iowans who have died from COVID-19 were residents in longterm care facilities, Iowa Gov. Gov. Kim Reynolds said during a press conference Tuesday, May 5.