STORY CITY, IA (IRN) – A COVID-19 outbreak forced 200 kids to return home early from an Iowa summer camp. Riverside Bible Camp, located north of Story City, closed after multiple staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Most of the employees have mild symptoms and most staff members are either vaccinated or had COVID-19 a year prior.

ALGONA, IA (IRN) – An Iowa race track said Thursday that it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality. The Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa, said its leaders “do not condone” the comments made by the announcer before the races on July 15, but it called them an isolated incident.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – A bill backed by Iowa Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst that increases funding for the victims of crime is now law. Ernst and Axne joined President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday for the bill signing.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Association of County Auditors plans to push for a salary raise of around $17,500 each year in response to new state laws passed during the last Republican controlled legislative session. The association says the laws make their jobs much more difficult, and their efforts subject to fines and penalties.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa tops the list of structurally deficient bridges in the United States, according to data from the Federal Highway Administration. Structurally deficient means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition. 19.1 percent of Iowa’s bridges are structurally deficient.