by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 28, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 state law that bans schools from issuing mask mandates. A group of families filed a federal lawsuit, arguing Iowa schools must allowed to require masking to protect their children who have disabilities that make them...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 29, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
With cases of COVID-19 rising again, the federal government has re-started its program of offering Americans free at-home testing kits. A health official says Iowans should double-check the expiration date on any older kits they have before throwing them out —...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 5, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
Cases of COVID-19 are again rising nationwide, and the experts say more Iowans are becoming vulnerable to what’s known as “long COVID,” or persistent symptoms that last for several weeks, even months. Lauren Graham, director of the post-COVID clinic...
by Matt Kelley | May 2, 2023 | Education, Health & Medicine, News
The Drake Relays is considered a possible source of an outbreak of COVID-19. What’s billed as America’s Athletic Classic is considered one of the nation’s top track and field events, drawing some 5,000 high school, college, and elite-level...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 24, 2023 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Health & Medicine, News
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says it will no longer require the reporting of positive COVID-19 tests on April 1st. The department started taking test reports in March of 2020 as the pandemic hit Iowa. The Department announcement says since the...