DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Democratic Party’s Troy Price answered questions from media outlets Friday afternoon about the failure of the app the party used to report caucus results. Price admitted he never used the app. Campaigns have until noon Monday to file a request for a recount.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – On Thursday around 10 A.M., water started spewing from the ground at Waypoint Services. a nonprofit that provides services for domestic abuse victims, emergency shelter and affordable health care in Cedar Rapids. KGAN-TV reports the water main break caused over $1 million in damage.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – John Deere Dubuque Works announced Friday that it will be laying off 105 employees. The layoffs are in response to market conditions. In Dubuque, John Deere focuses on manufacturing forestry and construction equipment, not tractors.
FAIRFIELD, IA (IRN) – One Iowan had his study abroad trip to China cut short due to the coronavirus. WHO-TV reports Fairfield resident Hunter Manz was supposed to be in Shanghai with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, until the school decided to bring its students back for safety reasons. Manz decided to put himself in quarantine when he got back. He’s not exhibiting any symptoms.