ES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,425 additional COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. There have been 71 additional COVID-19 deaths for a statewide death toll of 3,739.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A four-year-old boy received a life-threatening gunshot wound Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. The shooting appears to be unintentional.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Outgoing Iowa Rep. Steve King filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against the leader of the House of Representatives. King said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s decision to pull King off of all congressional committees last year deprived Iowa’s 4th Congressional District of equal representation. McCarthy stripped King of his committee assignments after King made comments perceived as racist.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction to stop the University of Iowa from dropping its women’s swimming and diving team in the 2021-2022 school year.
The program was one of a handful cut by the University in August. Several female athletes filed a federal lawsuit accusing the university of committing Title IX violations after it was cut.

IOWA (IRN) – A winter storm has hit Iowa, and the northwest part of the state was hit the hardest. Several county sheriff’s departments have stopped responding to calls because deputy vehicles are stranded. The Iowa State Patrol said Iowans in the northwest part of the state should stay off the roads until the storm passes.