IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa Athletic Department announced a separation agreement on Monday with Chris Doyle, head strength and conditioning coach and executive director of football for the Hawkeyes. Effective Monday, Doyle will no longer serve as the team’s strength coach. Additionally, the department announced that a Kansas City-based law firm will conduct an independent review of alleged racial disparities in the football program. Hawkeye head football coach Kirk Ferentz placed Doyle on administrative leave June 6 following allegations of racism against him.

FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – Vice President Mike Pence is returning to Iowa Tuesday, just five weeks after he last visited the state. Pence will have lunch with Gov. Kim Reynolds before touring Winnebago Industries. After the tour, the vice president will deliver remarks to employees and then return to Washington, D.C.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate passed an amendment overnight Saturday to the state’s abortion laws. The amendment requires women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion. Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage, saying Republican lawmakers exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to create and move forward the legislation. Democrats say Republicans kept the plan secret for weeks and released it on a Saturday night, so they didn’t have to hear from Iowans.

IOWA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported one additional death attributed to COVID-19. There have been 651 total deaths from the coronavirus in the state so far. Of those deaths, 341 were residents of long-term care facilities. There are currently coronavirus outbreaks at 36 long-term care facilities in the state.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The first Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll since the June 2 primary shows Republican Senator Joni Ernst trailing Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield by three percentage points. The poll, which was released Saturday evening, shows 46% of likely voters would vote for Greenfield if the election were held today. 43% say they would back Ernst.

CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – Iowans are getting outside during the pandemic. KWWL-TV reports state parks and lakes are busier than ever. So busy in fact, lakes such as Lake MacBride in Coralville have reached capacity numerous times. Saturday, the state park entrance shut down to new visitors from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. because the area reached capacity.