The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday that another 512 Iowans had tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. The new cases bring the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus to 39,419. The department also reported another five deaths between 10 a.m. on […]
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COVID-19: 21 more cases in Johnson County, Gov. Reynolds discusses Iowa’s ‘little uptick’
Johnson County saw another day of double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 21 more county residents tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. The county has now had three weeks of double-digit daily increases in the number of confirmed cases, […]
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University of Iowa suspends ticket sales for 2020 football season as it tries to figure out how social distancing will work at Kinnick
The University of Iowa Athletics Department said on Monday that it “has paused ticket sales for the 2020 football season.” “Only individuals who have renewed season tickets and completed per-seat contributions by June 30 will be included in potential Kinnick Stadium seating plans,” according to a UI Athletics press release. The department said the pause […]
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University of Iowa announces it will resume in-person classes in the fall, begins calling coaches and athletes back to campus
The University of Iowa plans to resume in-person classes in the fall, according to a statement posted on UI’s COVID-19 information page. The University of Iowa plans to resume face-to-face instruction for the fall 2020 semester. The university is committed to the safety and well-being of its students, faculty, and staff and will implement recommended […]
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Iowa track and field athlete Heaven Chandler set out to prove her mettle post injury
Heaven Chandler was ready to enter her senior year of high school as one of the top all-around high school athletes in Iowa. A severe knee injury that would end the career for many athletes proved to be just a detour on Chandler’s road to success.
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University of Iowa settles discrimination lawsuits with Griesbaum and Meyer
The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle lawsuits by former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum and former Associate Athletics Director Jane Meyer who said that they were discriminated against because of gender and sexual orientation.
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2018 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup coming to Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Carver-Hawkeye Arena won the bid to host United World Wrestling’s 2018 Freestyle World Cup, an annual event that features the top eight men’s freestyle wrestling teams in the world. Wrestlers will descend on the University of Iowa campus for the event April 21-22, 2018. The Iowa arena has also hosted the U.S. Olympic Team Trials […]
