There have been some major quarantines in history brought on by plagues — yellow fever, Ebola, infectious tuberculosis and now, COVID-19. There has also been a lot of innovation to […]
COVID-19
The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center is reopening to the public
The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center will reopen to the general public on Thursday. Like other city buildings, the center closed to the public in March, as part […]
Requiring Iowans to wear face masks in public could greatly decrease COVID-19 infections and deaths, according to new UI research
The likely number of cases of COVID-19 and deaths due to the virus could be decreased by thousands in the next few months if Iowans were required to wear personal […]
University of Iowa won’t change its fall schedule, will explain COVID-19 mitigation plans next week
The University of Iowa said in a campus-wide email it will maintain its regular schedule for the fall, the Daily Iowan reported on Friday. That means classes will begin on […]
New community initiative to prevent, address youth violence in Cedar Rapids announced
The problem of youth violence and the best ways to address it have long been on the minds of elected officials and community leaders in Cedar Rapids. There have been […]
The executive director of Iowa’s Ride is leaving Iowa (Updated)
Iowa’s Ride’s executive director is leaving both the not-yet-held cycling event and the state. T.J. Juskiewicz has been named executive director of El Tour de Tucson, the Arizona Star reported […]
Iowa Senate Republicans pass a bill that makes it harder to vote
On Wednesday, the Iowa Senate passed a bill that will make to more difficult for people to vote. The bill, which would make illegal the sort of help with absentee […]
Kirkwood will resume in-person classes in the fall
Kirkwood Community College announced on Wednesday it will offer in-person classes and activities when the fall semester begins. There will also be “online and hybrid learning formats,” as the college […]
Linn County moves to second phase of reopening, additional long-term care outbreak reported in the county
Linn County has met all the necessary criteria to move onto phase two of the county’s phased reopening approach, Linn County Public Health said on Wednesday. LCPH released a phased […]
Reynolds lifts most of the few remaining COVID-19 restrictions, Iowa State Fair Board cancels 2020 fair
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Wednesday she is eliminating more restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Effective Friday, June 12, at 8 a.m., the 50 percent capacity limit […]
Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids has recovered from COVID-19 outbreak
A second long-term care facility in Linn County has recovered from its outbreak of COVID-19, Linn County Public Health announced on Monday. Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids has had […]
Iowa City will be charging bus fares again, change bus service schedule
Iowa City buses will start charging fares again on Monday, June 15, Iowa City Transit (ICT) announced in a written statement. Buses will also begin running on a normal summer […]