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Lessons learned from researching the shovelnose sturgeon could lead to an Iowa DNR management plan for lake sturgeon, a giant prehistoric fish that’s listed as endangered in Iowa.

On the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act, The Gazette will spend the next two months delving into some of Iowa’s own at-risk species. And we’ll highlight the armies of researchers and advocates working to bolster their populations.

Vaccine eligibility opens broadly starting Monday Staff nurse Rachel Lewis draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for a health care worker Dec. 14, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) By John McGlothlen, The Gazette A day before COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens broadly throughout Iowa, the state reported Sunday that 636,513 Iowans have been fully vaccinated — over 48,000 of them in Linn County and nearly 38,000 in J...

A little more than 14 percent of Linn Countys population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

More than 900,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Iowa, according to data the Iowa Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 has now killed more than 5,500 people in Iowa since the virus appeared in the state last March.

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 reported only 395 new COV1D-19 cases in a 24-hour period ending Sunday morning - but that was based on the fewest number of test results recorded on a Sunday in nearly 10 months.

Mon., February 01, 2021 Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what’s the news?" If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes. This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk and I’m here with your update for Monday, February 1st. The Cedar Rapids area received between 5 to 7 inches of snowfall th...

By John McGlothlen, The Gazette Iowa’s COVID-19 death toll took its bleakest leap ever Sunday when public health officials reported they confirmed another 250 deaths from the disease — bringing the state’s total so far to 4,901. Data released Sunday morning does not show over what length of time the newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths occurred, but the Associated Press reported the deaths included many from December and January. Yet the new addition by itself is more than the total number...