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A check-in with the state's largest school district following implementation of the state mandate that all districts offer 100 percent in-person learning.

A check-in with the state's largest school district following implementation of the state mandate that all districts offer 100 percent in-person learning.

River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with neuroscientist Dan Levitin about his latest book "Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives"

Leaders at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics say they intend to continue making the case for a proposed $230 million hospital in North Liberty, despite a rejection from a key state council and opposition from other area hospitals.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Department of Human Services Director Kelly Garcia heralded a new mental health access center soon to open in Iowa City. Designed as a mental health urgent care center, the facility is meant to serve patients who all too often wind up in emergency rooms or jails.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has mandated that all schools in the state offer families the option of on-campus school days starting on Feb. 15.

Residents and staff members at the state’s 700 long term care facilities are expected to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination this week through the federal partnership with chain pharmacies.

For many Latinos in Iowa, they feel they’re not getting enough information about the COVID-19 vaccine to decide whether they want to take it.

COVID-19 has killed more than 3,300 Iowans across all 99 counties. And more than once, the respiratory disease has taken married couples who have died within just hours of each other. The family of Jerry and Rosie Morrow spoke with IPR about their loss.

A brief history of vaccinations in this country and resistance to vaccination.