IOWA (IRN) – Hy-Vee is hiring 500 pharmacy technicians in Iowa to expand access to COVID-19 testing and eventual vaccine distribution. The West Des Moines-based grocer announced it will fill 1,000 licensed pharmacy technician positions across the Midwest, about 500 of which will be in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack could return to his old job as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Politico reports that Biden is leaning toward asking Vilsack to lead the USDA. Vilsack served as Secretary of Agriculture for eight years under President Obama.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Authorities filed attempted murder charges in a Sunday shooting that occurred during a rally for President Donald Trump at the Statehouse. St. Charles resident Michael McKinney, 25, is in custody. McKinney admitted to firing the gunshot that struck and injured a 15-year-old girl during the rally. The victim was inside a car when the shooting occurred but was not involved in the rally. Camera footage shows the car with the victim inside back into a pickup truck before the shot is fired.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at a townhouse apartment just after midnight. Six people have been taken to the hospital.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person was injured in a structure fire in Des Moines Monday. Two men were living in the remodeled church while running a business there.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to Dan Gable in the Oval Office Monday, making him the first wrestler in history to receive the honor. Gable won three state high school championships for Waterloo West and two NCAA titles for ISU. He won gold at the 1972 Olympics, where he won six matches and didn’t allow a single point. As a coach, Gable led the Iowa wrestling program to 21 straight Big Ten titles and 15 NCAA team championships. He produced 152 All-Americans, 46 national champions and 12 Olympians who combined to win eight Olympic medals — four gold, one silver and three bronze.