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The state of Iowa today is reporting more than 850 new cases of the coronavirus this morning and three new deaths. Iowa has had more than 71 thousand cases of the virus and more than 12 hundred deaths. Woodbury County Iowa reports 38 new cases of the cor0navirus and a total of 58 deaths, with no further deaths, and a total of over 44 hundred cases since the start of the pandemic.

091020 304 News Today Nodland Elementary School moved a second grade class to emergency response virtual learning, after multiple individuals from one classroom either tested positive for COVID-19 or experienced symptoms. The Sioux City Community School District says it plans to return the class to on-Site Learning on Wednesday, September 23. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is urging Des Moines school officials to come up with a plan for returning to class that complies with state law. This week, a Polk

The last remaining logo for Sue Bee Honey was removed from the headquarters of the Sioux Honey Association this summer. The image shows a Native American woman and adorned the side of the building along Lewis Boulevard in Sioux City for the past 50 or so years. Mark Mammen is the president and CEO of the Sioux Honey Association. He talks to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about the Sue Bee Logo change, the cooperative and about protecting the honey bee.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of almost 1,200 in the state of Iowa since the start of the pandemic. More than half were residents of long-term care facilities including a Siouxland man, Chris Mennen. Chris had Down Syndrome and lived in Sanborn at Prairie View Nursing Home; the site of an outbreak. Chris died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 62 of repiratory failure and COVID-19 infection. His sister, Mary Sue Moore, who lives in Milford shares details of his inspiring life. She also wants

The abuse and starvation death of 16-year-old Sabrina Ray might have been prevented if Iowa's Department of Human Services workers had been more diligent and shared information more efficiently. That's according to a report released today from the state ombudsman.

The Sioux City Community School District reports a dozen positive cases of COVID-19 from students and staff this week. Five students and seven staff members, according to a weekly update. A news release says Siouxland District Health conducted contact tracing and anyone in close contact has been told to self-isolate or quarantine. School officials will not talk about specific cases or schools impacted. The district plans to resume fulltime in-class learning for students starting next week.

The Iowa Department of Public Health shows an increase of almost 1,200 new positive COVID-19 tests in the state and three more deaths for a total of almost 68,000 positive cases and 1,137 deaths. Cases in Woodbury County continue to climb. Siouxland District Health is tracking 46 additional cases for more than 4,200 since the beginning of the pandemic and 56 deaths. The test positivity rate according to the Iowa Department of Public Health is 11.6% Sioux and Plymouth Counties have the third and

404 News 090320 South Dakota is now being called the worst state in the nation for COVID-19 after a surge in cases during the last week.

304 news 090320 South Dakota is the worst state in the nation for COVID-19 after a surge in cases last week. The state has reported 2,152 cases in the past seven days, 243 cases per 100,000 people. That's the highest amount of cases per 100, in the nation, according to the tracking done by the New York Times.

Coming up on The Exchange, a Woodbury County judge last week invalidated more than 50 thousand prefilled absentee ballot request forms about sixty days out from the November election, after a lawsuit filed by the GOP and President Trump's campaign. The plaintiffs argue that Secretary of State Paul Pate decreed that only unpopulated absent ballot requests could be sent out.