A top health official for the Biden administration visited Polk County on Thursday to urge more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Inmate Thomas Woodard will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of two employees at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Plus, a check-in with IPR Health reporter Natalie Krebs about COVID-19 testing in Iowa.
Clay Masters is Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition host and lead political reporter.