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Iowa’s largest hospital is encouraging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine after reporting an uptick in unvaccinated expectant mothers with COVID-19.

From Climate Change and Afghanistan to transparency and discovering a new way of life, host Ben Kieffer offers up his favorite shows of the year.

Last year’s powerful derecho damaged or destroyed an estimated seven million trees across Iowa, according to a new analysis released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The storm decimated Iowa’s forests, mangling some of the state’s oldest and most majestic trees.

There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is two years into a three-year study testing the state's public water supply systems for manganese, a metal that can contaminate drinking water. So far, it has found concentrations of manganese above an EPA advisory in 26 public water systems.

Food experts from across the country met virtually today for the 15th Iowa Hunger Summit. They discussed how to address food insecurity in Iowa.

Parts of northeast Iowa are dealing with flooding from rivers that swelled because of last week’s heavy rains.

A year ago this month, a freak storm comparable to a Category 4 hurricane carved a path of destruction across Iowa, damaging scores of homes. One year later, some residents are still discovering storm damage from the Aug. 10 derecho, are fighting for insurance payments and struggling to rebuild.

Tests show Des Moines' sewage is carrying twice as much coronavirus as it did two weeks ago and COVID-19 infections are up, schools are open and many Iowa parents want mask mandates.

Lawyers for pork producers are assessing their next steps after a federal judge in Iowa tossed out their challenge to block a California law on animal confinement.