DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reports more than 46,000 Iowans have now tested positive for coronavirus. As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, IDPH reported 510 new cases and 8 additional deaths. There have been 46,492 positive cases, 34,659 recoveries and 893 deaths since the pandemic began.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – The Ankeny Police Department took a material witness into custody Tuesday following the shooting death of a 17-year-old and her unborn child. Ankeny police said 18-year-old Donault Logan, of Des Moines, is being questioned in connection with the death of his girlfriend, 17-year-old Mia Holmes, and the unborn child. Holmes’s mother says the shooting was an accident.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pushed back at school districts threatening to ignore a state mandate on in-person learning Tuesday, saying students would not receive credit for those days of instruction. Her statement came a day after two Iowa school districts said they plan to defy the mandate that at least 50% of classes be held in person this fall. Reynolds said, “Schools that choose not to return to school for at least 50% in-person instruction are not defying me. They are defying the law.”

JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Johnson County Board of Health unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a regulation requiring face masks in public, when social distancing is not possible. The board of supervisors expects to pass the regulation Thursday, making it enforceable by county law enforcement.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – In three weeks, tens of thousands students at the University of Iowa are returning to campus. The school is currently planning to hold classes in person, with a limit of 50 students per class. Masks are also required inside buildings. Approximately 280 professors have signed a petition asking the university to move completely to online instruction.