IOWA (IRN) – Iowa State Senator Liz Mathis announced she’s running for Congress.
She posted on Twitter this morning that she’s running for Iowa’s 1st District. That seat is currently held by Republican Representative Ashley Hinson.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City police had a busy weekend following several reports of gunfire over the course of two days that injured three people. That makes eight shootings in ten days.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) -The Iowa State Board of Health can’t meet because it doesn’t have enough members. The board has 11 seats, and seven are vacant because Governor Reynolds hasn’t made appointments. Democrats say Reynolds hasn’t done her job during the pandemic, and Reynold’s staff says she is reviewing potential members.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican state lawmakers are talking about adding possible legislation to an already planned special session to stop private businesses requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccines. State lawmakers are already going back to Des Moines later this year for redistricting because of a delay in census data from the United States Census Bureau. Lawmakers could add other bills to the session, including giving protections to employees who are choosing to not get vaccinated.

AMES (IRN) – The University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas are leaving the Big 12 Conference in 2025. Athletic Director Jamie Pollard says it’s not “time to panic,” and that it’s important for every school to evaluate where they are because the college sports landscape is changing.