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Unemployment claims continue downward trend in Iowa
The number of newly filed claims for unemployment benefits dropped again in Iowa last week, from 7,441 to 6,765. Both numbers reflect the totals prior to adjustments made by the U.S. Department of Labor. The previous week’s adjusted total of new claims is 6,970. The number of ongoing, weekly unemployment claims for the week ending […]
Unnamed doctor may pose a ‘significant danger to the public’
An Iowa physician accused of sexual misconduct with a 19-year-old patient is allegedly putting the public at risk by continuing to practice while refusing to undergo a state-ordered psychosexual evaluation. The doctor’s refusal to undergo the assessment has stalled for several months the Iowa Board of Medicine’s investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the […]
Grassley voices support for mail-in balloting and additional nursing home funding
U.S. Sen Chuck Grassley said Tuesday Iowans who choose to mail in their ballots for the November election need not worry about fraud. In a teleconference conversation with AARP of Iowa members, Grassley expressed his continuing support for states like Iowa that encourage voters to cast their ballots by mail. During the call, and in […]
Faith leaders ask Reynolds to require face masks for Iowans
Gov. Kim Reynolds is facing additional pressure to issue an order that would require Iowans to wear face masks in public when they’re not social distancing. Reynolds has repeatedly said she “trusts” Iowans to do the right thing and wear a mask when appropriate to inhibit the spread of COVID-19, and has resisted calls for […]
430 more Iowans infected with COVID-19, with hospitalizations inching upward
Another 430 Iowans were reported to be infected with coronavirus on Sunday, and four Iowans were reported as having died of the virus. As of Monday morning, there have been at least 45,781 cases and 878 deaths in Iowa since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a New York Times database. Over the past […]
Iowa doctors accused of serious offenses admonished in secret by state board
In the past six months, the state board that oversees physicians has issued dozens of confidential letters of warning to doctors accused of criminal assault, patient neglect, sexual misconduct and other serious offenses. Every year, the Iowa Board of Medicine, which oversees physician licensing, issues about 100 confidential letters to practitioners. Some of those letters […]
Eleven more Iowans die of COVID-19, with another 662 infected
Another 662 Iowans were infected with coronavirus on Thursday, and 11 Iowans were reported as having died of the virus. Over the past seven days, there has been an average of 498 new cases per day in Iowa, a decrease of 15% from the average two weeks ago, according to the New York Times’ database. […]
Pate stages workshops to help counties ‘safeguard’ Iowans’ votes
The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office is launching a series of virtual workshops intended to help counties guard against any disruption of the 2020 elections. The workshops are part of the state agency’s Incident Response Plan, and are expected guide county auditors, information-technology administrators and emergency management coordinators through a variety of scenarios that could […]
COVID-19 infections and deaths spike in Iowa as nursing home outbreaks rise
Another 695 Iowans were reported as infected with coronavirus on Wednesday, almost three times the number reported the previous day. There were also 15 deaths Wednesday, the highest daily death toll in two weeks. Over the past week, there have been an average of 488 new COVID-19 cases per day in Iowa, a decrease of […]
Iowa nursing homes continue to see double-digit, daily growth in infections
Another 232 Iowans were reported as infected with coronavirus on Tuesday, with the number of infections in nursing homes continuing their double-digit growth from day to day. Three more Iowans Iowans died Tuesday of the virus caused by COVID-19, according to a New York Times database. Over the past week, there have been an average […]
Seven more Iowans, including four nursing home residents, die of COVID-19
Another 339 Iowans were confirmed as infected with COVID-19 on Monday, and seven more Iowans died. The seven-day average of daily new infections has dropped to 479, a decrease of 13 percent from two weeks ago, according to according to the New York Times COVID-19 tracker. While the number of outbreaks in Iowa nursing homes […]
At least 85 residents and workers at state-run facilities have tested positive for COVID-19
At least 85 residents and workers at state-run care facilities have tested positive for COVID-19. The Iowa Department of Human Services said 34 residents and 51 staffers at the six facilities have tested positive since the beginning of the pandemic. Of those, 22 of the residents and 34 of the staffers have recovered. The first […]