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Iowa reported 217 new COVID-19 cases and one confirmed death in the 24-hour period that ended at 11 a.m. Monday, marking the lowest number of new cases reported since August.

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is fully reinstating its women’s swimming and diving team after a federal judge in December found athletes had a “fair chance” of winning a lawsuit accusing the UI of violating Title IX — a failure aggravated by its earlier decision to drop the women’s program to help save money.

Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come.And it’s what we’re all dealing with during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines: There is a lot of demand for a limited supply.Isn’t it wonderful?

Five years ago, when Monica Berry decided it was time to stop drinking alcohol and start adding more self-care to her life, she also decided to reconnect with her lifelong artistic interests and help others focus on self-care as well.

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing to ratchet up the ethanol mandate in Iowa, drawing praise from the biofuels industry but concerns from others over extra cost and less consumer choice.

Inspired by the tragic drowning of a Tiffin teen last April, two state senators hope to create a law punishing those who see someone in danger but fail to alert authorities.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, questioned former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack at a Feb. 2 hearing on his nomination to be U.S. agriculture secretary.

IOWA CITY — More than a year after State Auditor Rob Sand asked the University of Iowa to divulge the names of secret investors and other details of a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership for operation of its utilities system — and nearly a year since the deal closed — the university still refuses to comply.

Iowa’s once-a-decade legislative and congressional redistricting plan appears certain to be delayed because of U.S. Census Bureau holdups, but legislative leaders have started taking steps to move the process along.

CEDAR RAPIDS — A spate of fires set by tossing Molotov cocktails and intentionally setting piles of derecho debris ablaze led to a spike last year in arsons — a crime that’s typically hard for authorities to solve.