Monarchs qualify for listing under the Endangered Species Act, but federal officials are holding off on adding the butterflies to the list. “We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith […]
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First Iowan receives COVID-19 vaccine as...
A nurse at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics received the first COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. David Conway, a registered nurse in the emergency department, was informed by his director that he would be the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, he said after receiving the shot this morning. The […]
Coronavirus deaths spike as Iowa changes...
UPDATE Dec. 9, 2020: Just one day after changing its method of reporting COVID-19 deaths, Iowa has surpassed 3,000 deaths during the pandemic. As of 10:30 a.m. Dec. 9, the state reported 3,021 Iowans have died of the virus, up 102 from the previous day, with 2,768 listing COVID-19 as the underlying cause and 253 […]
Reported COVID-19 deaths skyrocket in Io...
UPDATE Dec. 4, 2020: One day after Iowa reported a jump in coronavirus deaths, the state reported another record high single-day death toll on Dec. 4, with 84 COVID-19 deaths, bringing the state’s total to 2,603 Iowans who have died since the start of the pandemic. Public health officials are pleading with Iowans to wear […]
Local holiday traditions take on differe...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Treasured holiday traditions are going virtual this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nature’s Noel at the Indian Creek Nature Center and the Old World Christmas Market at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library are offering online counterparts in lieu of their popular in-person events. Both are happening the […]
Governor plans no changes as Iowa report...
UPDATE Nov. 26, 2020: On Thanksgiving Day, Iowa reported another record high number of nursing home coronavirus outbreaks, with 152. An additional 15 care center residents tied to the outbreaks have died, bringing the total to 1,038. Deaths from COVID-19 in Iowa increased by 41 in the past 24 hours, for a total of 2,312 […]
Iowa reports highest daily coronavirus d...
Less than two days after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced what some predict will be an insufficient response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state reported its highest daily death toll, with 40 Iowans dead from COVID-19. The new deaths, reported the morning of Nov. 18, 2020, bring Iowa’s total coronavirus deaths to 2,064. Because of […]
Iowa teens charged with intentionally ki...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Nov. 17, 2020, that two Polk County minors were cited for intentionally hitting and killing a deer at a park in Polk City, in central Iowa. More: Migrating ducks make fatal mistake in Iowa Learn more about the incident from the Iowa DNR: Polk City — Two Polk […]
Iowa governor announces COVID-19 mitigat...
UPDATE Nov. 17, 2020: Less than a day after Gov. Kim Reynolds’ televised appearance, Iowa surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 deaths. With 33 deaths in the past 24 hours, the state’s death toll now stands at 2,024. In addition, Iowa also set a new record for hospitalizations, with 1,510 COVID-19 patients; a record high 288 patients in […]
Migrating ducks make fatal mistake; hund...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported that hundreds of migrating waterfowl were killed by vehicles in northwest Iowa. DNR officials reported seeing more than 200 dead ducks on a highway and undoubtedly more elsewhere. Related: Migration superhighway in Iowa Learn more from the DNR’s report of Nov. 10, 2020: A unique weather phenomenon caused […]