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CEDAR RAPIDS — The driver who was going the wrong way Sunday on Interstate 380 North, causing a fatal crash, is also the defendant in a 2017 murder case in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Similar to an announcement from the University of Iowa last month promising a more traditional on-campus experience next fall, the University of Northern Iowa on Monday vowed a “return to the high-quality, in-person education we are known for” in the coming academic year.

WEST LIBERTY — The West Liberty School District canceled classes Monday after several teachers reported experiencing side effects after receiving a second Moderna COVID-19 vaccination over the weekend.

More than 900,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Iowa, according to data the Iowa Department of Public Health. As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, 902,070 doses have been administered in Iowa, according to the data, with 869,527 going to Iowa Residents.

DES MOINES — It’s unlikely any minds were changed, but in an effort to promote civil discourse, Iowa 1st Congressional District Democrats took the unusual step of inviting Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to speak to their quarterly meeting over the weekend.

DES MOINES — When the COVID-19 pandemic first reached the state one year ago today, Gov. Kim Reynolds assured Iowans her administration was ready.

LONDON — Britain and its royal family absorbed the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes.A song from the musical “Rent” famously asks how we remember a year.We’re all going to remember this past year. It has been unlike any other in our lives — and at times it has felt more like 525,600 days than minutes.

IOWA CITY — A third man has been arrested in connection with an Iowa City landlord’s attempt to forcibly remove a tenant.

IOWA CITY — An Iowa journalist faces trial today on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.