DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Rita Hart’s campaign announced Wednesday that the Democrat will challenge the Iowa U.S. House District 2 election results. Hart lost the election after the State Canvassing Board certified Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks as the winner of the race by just six votes. Hart’s campaign alleges that legally cast ballots were not considered in the state recount process. The campaign pointed to multiple reporting errors in the district.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – November was Iowa’s deadliest month since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 657 Iowans with COVID-19 have died since Nov. 1. That’s about 25% of the total COVID-19 deaths in the state. COVID-19 has been particularly deadly in Iowa’s long-term care facilities. The state reports 1,070 deaths within those facilities.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Sioux City police are investigating a death inside an apartment used by transients as a homicide. The victim’s body was found Tuesday. Police didn’t release the gender of the victim, who had signs of blunt force trauma. The person appeared to have been deceased for a week.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds called on Congress Tuesday to pass another round of COVID-19 stimulus. The governor’s calls for relief came on the same day a bipartisan group of lawmakers released a $908 billion stimulus plan.

AMES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday received its highest College Football Playoff ranking in school history. The latest CFP Top 25 rankings put the Cyclones at No. 9. Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State make up the top four. The Iowa Hawkeyes are ranked No. 19.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team has moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 rankings. It’s Iowa’s highest ranking since the 2015-16 team reached No. 3. Gonzaga and Baylor remained Nos. 1-2 in the poll.