Saturday, September 19, 2020

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person was taken to a central Iowa hospital after being shot by a West Des Moines police officer Friday night. No additional details have been released.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds extended a public health disaster proclamation on Friday that closes bars in Story and Johnson counties and requires COVID-19 mitigation efforts across the state. Bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries and nightclubs continue to be closed in Johnson and Story counties until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 27.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Four University of Iowa sororities have been sanctioned for not following the university’s student conduct agreement for COVID-19. Officials say the organizations are Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, and Pi Beta Phi. The university’s student conduct pledge requires students to wear face coverings in all public areas and on university property. It also asks them to maintain six feet of distance from others when possible.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s unemployment rate was 6% for the month of August, a slight decline from July but still double the rate from the same time last year, according to new numbers released by Iowa Workforce Development Friday. The state’s unemployment numbers fare better than the country’s as a whole: the national unemployment rate was 8.4% for August.