Mindy Brashears, the former head of the USDA's agency overseeing meatpacking plants, has been largely quiet about her agency’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in exclusive interviews, she addresses the criticism the USDA put food production over worker safety.

West Liberty has seen three resignations in as many months, and now the city's ARPA funded direct assistance program is facing pushback.

Many children from toddlers to teens are dealing with social and emotional challenges because the pandemic. This hour we’ll talk about how kids have been affected and how kids, parents, teachers and caregivers are coping.

The new bivalent booster shot offers protection against two strains of the coronavirus, including the omicron variant, which accounts for the majority of cases.

Updated COVID vaccine boosters are now recommended, for those ages 12 and older, that target the two omicron subvariants which are causing most of the current infections.

The necessity of remote work at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic showed the benefits of work-from-home options. Two years in, much of the workforce has not returned to the office, bringing new challenges to employers.

School lunches for all students ended in June. Now, school districts are preparing for their first year without the pandemic aid.

Des Moines-based artist Mollie Wallace journaled her COVID-19 pandemic experience, but not with a pen and paper. Using antique jewelry boxes, she created miniature worlds to represent key events from the last two years. The result is "Pandema's Box."

Health care experts and Iowans who are at high-risk for death and severe illness from COVID-19 share their personal stories about this stage of the pandemic.

This Newsbuzz edition of River to River takes a look at what's happening in Iowa's courts, explains how the recent temporary closure of a public library reflects a national trend and relives comedy from the early days of radio.