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University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld announced Thursday he intends to retire as soon as the next president is hired, leaving open the timeline for his departure. The news comes as the school is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis.

Des Moines Public Schools will forge ahead with a phased-in reopening of school buildings starting Oct 12, even after the school board adopted metrics that disagree on whether that is a safe idea.

IowaWatch's Lyle Muller reports on the bill the federal government will send to President Donald Trump allowing hospitals more time to pay back accelerated Medicare payments.

More setbacks in the long-delayed 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: A U.S military court judge has delayed the trial of the five defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks until August 2021.

The president ran roughshod over debate moderator Chris Wallace and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and crossed many lines in the process.

The state of Iowa is breaking with the CDC’s recommendation to quarantine all close contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus in an effort to lower the number of students and school staff required to stay home because of potential virus exposure.

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency.

Jack Wilson didn't hesitate when a man with a shotgun fired into a packed church near Fort Worth last winter. Wilson killed the man with one shot. On Monday, a grand jury declined to indict him.

The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?

The fires, which have scorched nearly 6,000 square miles in California, now threaten to tear through communities in the state's picturesque wine country, forcing thousands to evacuate.