© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGov. Kim Reynolds is mobilizing the Iowa National Guard to Linn County to help rebuild after Monday’s devastating derecho. The activation comes after local officials pleaded for the state and federal government to send assistance as soon as possible, in the wake of what may be the community’s worst natural disaster on record.Reynolds’ spokesman Pat Garrett confirmed to IPR Thursday night that 100 Guard engineers are headed to Cedar Rapids Thursday and will get to work Friday.City and county officials say the support is...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGov. Kim Reynolds is mobilizing the Iowa National Guard to Linn County to help rebuild after Monday’s devastating derecho. The activation comes after local officials pleaded for the state and federal government to send assistance as soon as possible, in the wake of what may be the community’s worst natural disaster on record.Reynolds’ spokesman Pat Garrett confirmed to IPR Thursday night that 100 Guard engineers are headed to Cedar Rapids Thursday and will get to work Friday.City and county officials say the support is...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsLast week, implemented a curfew and shut down three interstate exits while armed civilians equipped themselves with to , waiting for the rioters who were rumored to be coming to destroy the city.Main street businesses closed early, boarding up their windows, in advance of the violent outsiders that they had read about on Facebook, or heard about from friends.Residents feared that anger in neighboring Omaha over would spill over the river and into their downtown.According to Mayor Matt Walsh, all three shifts of the city...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsLast week, implemented a curfew and shut down three interstate exits while armed civilians equipped themselves with to , waiting for the rioters who were rumored to be coming to destroy the city.Main street businesses closed early, boarding up their windows, in advance of the violent outsiders that they had read about on Facebook, or heard about from friends.Residents feared that anger in neighboring Omaha over would spill over the river and into their downtown.According to Mayor Matt Walsh, all three shifts of the city...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEven as new coronavirus cases quickly increase across northwest Iowa, school leaders say they’re doing what they can to keep their students in class. The superintendents of MOC-Floyd Valley, Sheldon and Sibley-Ocheyedan school districts said Wednesday they plan to continue with in-person learning at this time despite the high rate of new coronavirus cases in their counties.More than 200 students and staff from the Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District are in isolation or quarantine because of COVID-19, as of...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEven as new coronavirus cases quickly increase across northwest Iowa, school leaders say they’re doing what they can to keep their students in class. The superintendents of MOC-Floyd Valley, Sheldon and Sibley-Ocheyedan school districts said Wednesday they plan to continue with in-person learning at this time despite the high rate of new coronavirus cases in their counties.More than 200 students and staff from the Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District are in isolation or quarantine because of COVID-19, as of...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs the new school year gets underway, some students are in classrooms and others are at home but one thing is now clear: all kids can get free school meals. That’s because the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the , the and the , has extended the pandemic provisions it introduced last spring, which include eliminating the requirement that families apply for reduced-fees or free meals.“During the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA has provided an unprecedented amount of flexibilities to help schools feed kids through...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs the new school year gets underway, some students are in classrooms and others are at home but one thing is now clear: all kids can get free school meals. That’s because the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the , the and the , has extended the pandemic provisions it introduced last spring, which include eliminating the requirement that families apply for reduced-fees or free meals.“During the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA has provided an unprecedented amount of flexibilities to help schools feed kids through...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCounty auditors will get more time to process absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, under a plan unanimously approved by Iowa’s Legislative Council on Friday. With a flood of mail-in ballots expected due to the coronavirus pandemic, the change comes in response to concerns that officials may be overwhelmed on election night.Under state law, election officials can start tabulating absentee ballots the day before Election Day.Under the change approved Friday, they’ll be able to start processing those ballots the...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCounty auditors will get more time to process absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, under a plan unanimously approved by Iowa’s Legislative Council on Friday. With a flood of mail-in ballots expected due to the coronavirus pandemic, the change comes in response to concerns that officials may be overwhelmed on election night.Under state law, election officials can start tabulating absentee ballots the day before Election Day.Under the change approved Friday, they’ll be able to start processing those ballots the...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA that slows the processing of some absentee ballot request forms will continue to be enforced ahead of the 2020 general election, after a Johnson County judge denied and a Democratic-aligned nonprofit to temporarily block its enforcement.Republican lawmakers voted in June to prohibit county election officials from using the voter registration system to fill in incomplete or incorrect information on absentee ballot request forms, as they have done for years.The law now requires officials to contact voters by mail, phone...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA that slows the processing of some absentee ballot request forms will continue to be enforced ahead of the 2020 general election, after a Johnson County judge denied and a Democratic-aligned nonprofit to temporarily block its enforcement.Republican lawmakers voted in June to prohibit county election officials from using the voter registration system to fill in incomplete or incorrect information on absentee ballot request forms, as they have done for years.The law now requires officials to contact voters by mail, phone...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWe've all been cooking more this year, and while comfort foods are comfortable because they are familiar, we wanted to explore the wide array of taste present in Iowa so you can try something new. what their favorite comfort foods were. Here's what they said. Submitted by Suzanne Boyde."When my 4 paternal grandparents sailed independently from Tuna in southern Sweden to Essex, a small farming community in southwestern Iowa, during our Civil War, they brought along a taste for Swedish rye bread and ostkaka. These...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWe've all been cooking more this year, and while comfort foods are comfortable because they are familiar, we wanted to explore the wide array of taste present in Iowa so you can try something new. what their favorite comfort foods were. Here's what they said. Submitted by Suzanne Boyde."When my 4 paternal grandparents sailed independently from Tuna in southern Sweden to Essex, a small farming community in southwestern Iowa, during our Civil War, they brought along a taste for Swedish rye bread and ostkaka. These...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer gets analysis from political scientists Dennis Goldford of Drake University and Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa about the week's political news.Guests:Stay ConnectedBen Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to RiverKatherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and TalkLatest StoriesRelated Content…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer gets analysis from political scientists Dennis Goldford of Drake University and Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa about the week's political news.Guests:Stay ConnectedBen Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to RiverKatherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and TalkLatest StoriesRelated ContentWW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFor most of Iowa’s symphonies, music is in the air. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch and support local music organizations as they continue to find creative ways to bring orchestral music to Iowans. Whether it’s making virtual concerts easily accessible, returning to the concert hall, or both, most of Iowa’s orchestras have a game plan and are making a comeback.Des Moines Symphony Orchestra 2020 – 2021 seasonOn October 1, a smaller version of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra begins their season at the Grand Hall of...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFor most of Iowa’s symphonies, music is in the air. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch and support local music organizations as they continue to find creative ways to bring orchestral music to Iowans. Whether it’s making virtual concerts easily accessible, returning to the concert hall, or both, most of Iowa’s orchestras have a game plan and are making a comeback.Des Moines Symphony Orchestra 2020 – 2021 seasonOn October 1, a smaller version of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra begins their season at the Grand Hall of...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.A northwest Iowa county known for summer tourism is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases believed to be partly related to Memorial Day weekend and the start of the busy summer season.Dickinson County has a population of more than 17,000 people, but its summer population can grow significantly. Heading into Memorial Day weekend, the county had seven COVID-19 cases, including five that had recovered. As of 2 p.m. Thursday, it has 100...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.A northwest Iowa county known for summer tourism is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases believed to be partly related to Memorial Day weekend and the start of the busy summer season.Dickinson County has a population of more than 17,000 people, but its summer population can grow significantly. Heading into Memorial Day weekend, the county had seven COVID-19 cases, including five that had recovered. As of 2 p.m. Thursday, it has 100...WW…