Iowa sees its first measles case of the year. On today's Newsbuzz edition of River to River, we talk with Polk County Public Health Director Juliann Van Liew about how Polk County is guarding against the highly contagious virus.
We talk with Luke Nozicka of NPR's Midwest Newsroom about the rise in dementia cases and lack of specialists to keep up. We hear how Iowa's drinking water nitrate violations more than doubled last year from Cami Koons of the Iowa Capital Dispatch. IPR's Rachel Cramer shares how Iowa volunteers are racing to track the state's disappearing bumblebees, and we talk with Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders about the budget gap created by the new property tax law.
Then, IPR's Cece Mitchell grooves us into the weekend.
Guests:
- Juliann Van Liew, Polk County Public Health director
- Luke Nozicka, senior news reporter, NPR's Midwest Newsroom
- Cami Koons, reporter, Iowa Capital Dispatch
- Rachel Cramer, Harvest Public Media Reporter, Iowa Public Radio
- Scott Sanders, Des Moines City Manager
- Cece Mitchell, IPR Studio One Host
