DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Nearly 600 patients are in Iowa hospitals with coronavirus and state officials are monitoring staffing levels. Iowa has set new hospitalization records eight times in the past nine days. There are currently 596 patients hospitalized, up from a record of 564 the previous day. The state also set a new record with 113 patients admitted in the last 24 hours. The previous record was 101 on Oct. 23. There are 136 Iowans in intensive care, up from 128 the previous day.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Wells Fargo is reducing its workforce. They’re not saying how many people will be laid off, but that it is across all locations, and the purpose is to “strengthen the company.” As of January, the San Francisco-based company was the largest employer in the Des Moines metro, with about 13,500 employees.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The case of a missing Hampton man might be solved seven years later following the discovery of a car submerged in water. A 2006 Volkswagen believed to belong to Ethan Kazermak was located submerged in a pond north of Hampton. Kazermak disappeared in 2013, at age 22. Missing person flyers have plastered businesses and homes in Hampton ever since.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man is accused of breaking into a home in Cedar Rapids, shooting another man, and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. The gunshot victim reported he had been shot by Nicholas Hallman, 26, and his 20-year-old girlfriend had been taken from the home by Hallman. Officers were able to find the female victim at her home later. Details on how she was able to return safely are not available.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds is not expected to hold an official COVID-19 news conference until after Election Day despite the pandemic worsening in Iowa. Reynolds last held a COVID-19 news conference on Oct. 7 as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported record hospitalizations.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa is once again a battleground state as the 2020 presidential election draws near. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by four percentage points in the latest Nexstar Iowa 2020 Research Poll released on Tuesday.