IOWA (IRN) – The state of Iowa has set another record for the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and for new cases reported in a single day. The deaths of 20 more Iowans are also being reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,801 Iowans have died of the virus, and 48% of deaths have been in long-term care facilities. ALTA VISTA, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a northeast Iowa man found guilty of murdering his four-month-old son, who was found dead in a maggot-filled diaper in 2017. Zachary Koehn, 31, was convicted in 2018 of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. Koehn’s son, Sterling, was found dead in a baby swing. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The unofficial results from Tuesday’s race for Iowa’s second U.S. Congressional seat lean slightly to the right. Republican State Senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads former Democratic State Senator Rita Hart by 282 votes. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he expects a recount. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that she is allocating another $28 million in relief to Iowa hospitals and local county health departments because of needs related to the pandemic. The funding comes from the $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds allocated to the state. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – According to a special investigation into district operations for the Iowa City Community School District from July 2017 to June 2019, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand reports proper procedures were not followed. The report released on Wednesday showed the district did not follow its own policies requiring competitive bidding for contracts or agreements costing more than $135,000.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to surge in Iowa as the state reported three new records Wednesday. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 2,818 new positive cases and 26 additional deaths for a total of 1,781 deaths since the pandemic began. The three coronavirus hospitalization records set were the number of Iowans admitted to hospitals, the number of patients in intensive care, and the number on ventilators. IOWA (IRN) – While votes are still being counted in several key states, and the presidential election is still in play, President Donald Trump kept Iowa in the red column defeating former Vice President Joe Biden 53% to 45% here. IOWA (IRN) – Sen. Joni Ernst is keeping her seat in the U.S. Senate for another term earning 51.91% of the vote. Her opponent, Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield had 45.06% of the vote with 93.68% of precincts reporting. Ernst, a Red Oak native, was first elected into the Senate in 2015. IOWA (IRN) – Republican state representative Ashley Hinson defeated Rep. Abby Finkenauer, the Democratic incumbent in Iowa’s first congressional district. In the second congressional district, the race is too close to call, as Republican state senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads state senator Rita Hart by 282 votes. Democratic Representative Cindy Axne will continue to serve Iowa’s third congressional district, beating former Congressman David Young. Republican Randy Feenstra has been elected into the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa’s fourth district seat, defeating J.D. Scholten. IOWA (IRN) – Iowans have voted against having a Constitutional Convention by approximately 70% to 30%. The ballot asked voters whether they would want a convention held to change the current state constitution. The question is required on the ballot every 10 years. In recent decades, the question about the constitutional convention has been rejected by voters.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Polls are open for those who are opting for traditional Election Day voting after Iowans cast roughly a million ballots early. Polls opened at about 1,200 polling places at 7 a.m. Tuesday and voting will continue until 9 p.m. The Secretary of State’s Office reports just over 2 million Iowa residents are registered to vote, and about half of them already cast an absentee ballot. IOWA (IRN) – The number of people being treated for the coronavirus in Iowa hospitals continued to soar Tuesday, prompting hospital officials to warn that their facilities could be overwhelmed without serious efforts to curtail the virus spread. More than half of Iowa’s counties now report a high coronavirus positivity rate as the state has set two more hospitalization records. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,516 new positive COVID-19 cases and 22 additional deaths. There have been 1,755 total deaths since the pandemic began. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University alerted students Monday to the second reported sexual assault on campus in two days. It’s not known if the cases are related. WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Smoke filled the air and could be seen for miles in West Des Moines Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish flames at a vacant office building. The building was in the beginning stages of demolition and nobody is expected to have been inside when the fire began. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The Waterloo City Council discussed Monday a proposed housing incentive of $5,000 for future and current city employees. The hope is the incentive would encourage more employees to live within city limits. Employees would qualify by buying and living in a home in Waterloo for at least five years.

IOWA (IRN) – Nearly half of the counties in Iowa are reporting 14-day coronavirus positivity rates at 15% or higher. Eleven counties are above 20%, and of Iowa’s 99 counties, only 13 are reporting rates below 10%. Another 17 people with COVID-19 have died in Iowa and there have been an additional 1,469 confirmed cases. At 10 a.m. Monday, the state was reporting 1,733 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of 17 deaths since the state’s tally at 10 a.m. Sunday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man is dead after being shot and killed by his daughter. Twenty-four-year-old Rythm Huddleston has been charged with first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm in the shooting death of 45-year-old Marcellas McNeil. Huddleston and McNeil had been arguing inside a bar and continued outside in a parking lot when Huddleston allegedly shot her father and fled the scene. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Independence Police Department is investigating smashed windows and business doors in the downtown area. It happened late Saturday night. Police are asking businesses to look at their security camera footage around that time, and provide them with a copy. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new poll from Emerson College released Sunday shows President Donald Trump leading over former Vice President Joe Biden. The poll has Biden at 46% and Trump at 47% with a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points. The Emerson College poll has Democrat Theresa Greenfield ahead of Sen. Joni Ernst for the Senate seat 48% to 44%. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – President Donald Trump visited Iowa on Sunday to talk to supporters in Dubuque. His visit comes two days before Election Day and was hosted at the Dubuque Regional Airport. President Trump said the campaign is “very happy with Iowa.”

N) – The Iowa Poll released Saturday night by the Des Moines Register and Mediacom has Republican Sen. Joni Ernst slightly ahead of Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield. The Iowa Poll has Ernst at 46% and Greenfield at 42%. In the presidential race, President Donald Trump took the lead over former Vice President Joe Biden. The poll shows Trump at 48% and Biden at 41%. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – In the race against incumbent Democrat Abby Finkenauer and Republican Ashley Hinson in the 1st congressional district, 51% are voting Republican and 36% voting Democrat. The 2nd district race against Republican Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart shows a dead heat with 41 percent Republican and 40 percent Democrat. In the 3rd district, where Democratic incumbent Cindy Axne is being challenged by Republican David Young, 45% are voting Democratic, and 39% Republican. In the 4th district, in the race of Republican Randy Feenstra against Democrat J.D. Scholten, 50% are voting Republican, 33% Democrat. LAWRENCE, KS (IRN) – Breece Hall matched a career high with 185 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy threw two TD passes and had another score on the ground and No. 23 Iowa State coasted to a 52-22 victory over winless Kansas on Saturday in Lawrence. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) -Northwestern erased an early 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20 on Saturday. Twenty-nine members of the Iowa football team knelt down during the playing of the national anthem before Saturday’s home game against Northwestern. Whether standing or kneeling Saturday, all players held hands. There were 26 Black players and three white players who knelt. Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz gave players permission for the first time to kneel for “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a demonstration for greater racial justice in America.