Pandemic

Students in both school districts will be able to get both doses of the Pfizer vaccine before school is out.

An Iowa OBGYN says you can expect the birth rate in Iowa to rise right through the fall of 2021.

According to a study at Iowa State University, a certain group of people admit to drinking way more during the pandemic. As reported by Radio Iowa, nearly two-thirds of women drank or are drinking alcohol more often since COVID-19 altered everyone's lives. The professor behind the project, Susan Stewart, found that anxiety related to COVID-19 lead to more women drinking on a daily basis, as well as earlier in the day.

Due to the eating habits we've developed during the pandemic, the nation is running out of ketchup packets!

A man who lost his job during the pandemic started a podcast in his basement for struggling artists.

It's stimmy season! We've been in a pandemic so long we're really out here giving nicknames to the stimulus check. The stimmy. Have you gotten paid yet? The “Get My Payment” tool on the IRS website went live early yesterday and it's a great tool to track when you'll get your stimulus check...

A year of pandemic life has been a challenge, but along the way some things happened that will be useful way beyond this virus, I think.

The Shedd Aquarium Penguins in Chicago just went on another Field Trip. This time, I'm pretty jealous of the place they got to visit. If you haven't heard of The "Friends" Experience, then you're a fake "Friends" fan. Just kidding, if you've never heard of it, it's an in-person event with props and set items from the iconic show...

If you are a renter in Iowa and times have become tougher for you as a direct result of the pandemic, there's a new assistance program out there for you.

A Marion woman has a new business selling quality foods prepared for easy consumption in emergencies.