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The Latest: Australia reducing flights from India The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Relatives of a COVID-19 victim react outside the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan COVID-19 hospital in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. ndia reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the worlds second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital b...

Iowa governor pushes COVID vaccine as demand lags in areas By DAVID PITTApril 21, 2021 GMT JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds implored Iowans on Wednesday to get vaccinated for COVID-19, however she refused to acknowledge that slowing demand for the shots is greatest in Republican parts of the state or that there’s a political aspect to the trend. After 43 of Iowa’s 99 counties this week declined additional shipments of vaccine because of a decrease in demand, Reynolds promoted the v...

More than 40 Guard troops in DC for Biden inauguration test positive for COVID; up to 25,000 troops now authorized Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. With more than 7,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., an...

Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, are deploying to the city.

DES MOINES - The Iowa National Guard plans to send 250 members to assist in security efforts in the nations capital during nest weeks inauguration, the Iowa Guards leader said Thursday.

SPM NEWS 1.14.20 - 3:04PM Siouxland is gearing up for the second Blizzard Warning in three weeks.  The warning starts tonight at 6 and extends until 6 p.m. tomorrow.  The forecast calls for 3 to 8 inches by tomorrow afternoon, with wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour. On social media, the National Weather Service says the severity of the storm will depend on how much snow falls. If we see more than an inch on the group with additional blowing snow, conditions will be more significant, esp...

DES MOINES - With reports that armed protests are possible, steps are being taken to ensure the Iowa Capitol remains a safe place in the coming days, state law enforcement officials say.

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The Iowa National Guard says its been more involved in supporting the state in the past year than at any time since the 2008 floods.

By Jason Taylor Jan 15, 2021 IOWA - The Iowa National Guard is now sending 250 troops to Washington DC to help with security for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Only 15 guard members were originally scheduled to go, but the state agreed to massively boost the number after last weeks riots at the U.S. Capitol. The Iowa guard troops are expected to arrive in Washington Saturday or Sunday. No troops are scheduled to help with security at the Iowa Capitol. Iowa National Guard...