Katarina Sostaric
State Government ReporterKatarina Sostaric is the State Government Reporter for Iowa Public Radio.
She previously covered Eastern Iowa for IPR from Iowa City. Before coming to Iowa, Katarina was a reporter and host at a public radio station in Southeast Alaska, where her work also aired on Alaska’s statewide public radio network.
Katarina worked as a Morning Edition news anchor and general assignment reporter at KBIA in Columbia while she was a student at the Missouri School of Journalism.
You can contact Katarina at ksostaric@iowapublicradio.org.
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The Iowa Department of Public Health has notified nursing homes that it will not help them adhere to new federal requirements to frequently test all staff members for coronavirus. -
Debe solicitar su votación lo antes posible. La fecha límite para solicitar una votación por correo es a las 5 de la tarde el sábado de 24 del octubre del año de 2020.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds has permitted bars to reopen in four of the six counties where they were shut down three weeks amid growing COVID-19 cases. She says social distancing requirements will be more strictly enforced.
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In this week's White House Coronavirus Task Force Report for Iowa, dated Sept. 13, there is stronger language than last week about the need for a statewide mask mandate. Iowa is still in the red zone for new cases per 100,000 people.
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A judge has ordered Johnson County to invalidate more than 16,000 requests for absentee ballots that the county auditor pre-filled with voters’ personal information and voter ID numbers, granting a third Iowa legal victory to President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee.
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You should request your ballot as far in advance of the election as possible. The deadline to request a ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.
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Each week, the White House Coronavirus Task Force releases reports for states with recommendations regarding the spread of COVID-19. Read the report for Iowa for the week of Sept. 6.
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An investigation by the state ombudsman released Tuesday found the 2017 abuse and starvation death of 16-year-old Sabrina Ray could have been prevented by the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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The federal government has temporarily banned some evictions through the end of December to help keep people in their homes as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is continuing to reject several recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force as coronavirus cases surge in the state.
