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Legislation to restrict gender-affirming care is often pre-written and shopped out by a handful of interest groups, according to an AP analysis. A new report has ranked Iowa 20th in the nation overall for senior health. Plus, a special traffic enforcement effort targeting seatbelt usage gets underway Monday.

Wind chills are expected to drop as low as 40 below zero starting Thursday and continuing on through Saturday morning. The top Republicans in the Iowa Legislature say they want to wait for a pending court case to be resolved before taking more action to restrict abortion. Plus, an orchestra from Ukraine will be performing in Ames next year.

An attack on a U.S. and Iraqi base in Mosul kills at least 22 people and wounds dozens more, according to a Pentagon official. Hear NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Seventeen Iowa Republican lawmakers want a health care company to explain why it’s requiring workers at seven Iowa hospitals to get a COVID-19 vaccine. In Washington, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks delivered remarks urging Iowans to get vaccinated. And an organization that works against human trafficking says cases in the U.S. increased during the pandemic.

The number of Iowans who have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic has passed 10,000. Talks between Ingredion and the union that represents workers at the company's Cedar Rapids plant have broken down after company officials brought armed guards to a negotiating session this week. Plus, a new mural in Sioux City will celebrate Hispanic heritage in northwest Iowa.

Employees who work at 28 Planned Parenthood clinics in five states, including Iowa, have voted to form a union. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and several law enforcement agencies are calling on lawmakers to take legislative action to reduce the number of fentanyl-related deaths. Plus, people from towns along this year’s RAGBRAI route are using it as an opportunity for some fundraising.

The Iowa State Fair wrapped up Sunday after an 11-day run topping the 1 million mark again. The Democratic candidate for Iowa’s second congressional district and Republican running for state auditor spoke at the state fair over the weekend. Plus, chronic illness patients hope the money being poured into studying long COVID will have a wider benefit.

A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019. The top Democrat in the Iowa House of Representatives says her number one priority for the upcoming legislative session is addressing the state’s workforce crisis. Plus, the Des Moines Water Works board has approved plans to negotiate with neighboring communities to create a regional water system.

Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would ensure homes that assist pregnant women can operate in residential neighborhoods. Hundreds of people turned out Saturday for the funeral of Dan Marburger, the Perry High School principal who died of wounds received in a Jan. 4 shooting at the school. And the University of Northern Iowa has met a fundraising goal more than two years ahead of schedule.

Parents and educators told Iowa lawmakers last night they’re worried that a proposal to overhaul Area Education Agencies will result in lost services that help students. Teamsters protested outside the Statehouse yesterday. They’re against a bill they say could decertify some public worker unions. And a Mississippi River cruise line that has served several Iowa cities has suspended operations.