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Statehouses across the nation are bracing for spillover from last week’s violent assault in Washington D.C. On this Newsbuzz edition of River to River, a look at extra security here in Iowa.
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A look at the top stories for the first week of the new year.
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Update on COVID-19 vaccinations, Iowa's Attorney General Tom Miller talks about holiday scams and remembering Iowa's first poet laureate Marvin Bell.
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Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack may once again serve as agriculture secretary. President-elect Joe Biden tapped Vilsack, who served in this role for eight years under President Obama, on Thursday.
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The test positivity rate for COVID-19 is at or above 15 percent in at least 95 of Iowa’s 99 counties. For many districts, this means reevaluating in-person learning and petitioning the state for a possible waiver to state-mandated, in-class instruction.
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Short conversations on the week’s top stories across the state.
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Saturday, October 23rd is the final day to submit a request for an absentee ballot to your county auditor. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by Iowa Public Radio reporter Katarina Sostaric for a look at key voting stories just 11 days ahead of Election Day.
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A political analysis of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings from earlier in the week, and a look back at Pres. Trump's rally at the Des Moines Airport.
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Short conversations about the top news stories for this week across Iowa.
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On this "Newsbuzz" edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with Adam Decamp of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation about the murder of Michael Williams, a Black man found dead last week in rural Jasper County. Also, we hear from Iowa voters, including a Howard County woman who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and then voted for Trump in 2016.