Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the state is reporting a total of 360,683 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 5,886 people have died with the virus. The state reported a total of 3,082 individuals were tested over the last 24 hours. A total of 1,686,043 individuals have been tested in Iowa since the pandemic began.  The state reported 215 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, with 34 having been admitted in the last 24 hours.  A total of 886,340 people in Iowa are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The state’s COVID-19 vaccine administration dashboard shows a total of 2,066,971…

An Ohio mother files for insanity plea after dragging her 6-year-old son to death behind her moving car, then dumping his body in the Ohio River. According to the officials, the 26-year-old mother had allegedly been talking with her boyfriend about getting rid of her three children, aged 6, 7 and 9.  On Feb. 27, she drove her children to Rush Run Park in Preble County and had them get out of car – then turned the vehicle around and sped off. As she was fleeing, authorities said her 6-year-old, James Hutchinson, grabbed hold of the car handle. She allegedly dragged him until…

According to the police officials, the shooting happened Sunday afternoon at McDonald’s drive-thru in Chicago. When the responding officers arrived on scene, they found the 7-year-old girl clinging to life. She was placed in a patrol car and rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her father also sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting. He was taken to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Police say he will likely recover from the shooting. Relatives said that Jaslyn and her father would often go to McDonald’s on father-daughter outings. Jaslyn was a student at Cameron Elementary…

IOWA – According to the police officials, Tykeese McCray completed application paperwork for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program fraudulently. McCray did so on the initial application and the annual recertification forms. The 44-year-old woman also reportedly falsified forms for food assistance benefits, child care assistance and medical insurance through Medicaid. She did not list her husband as a household member, and she did not include his income on forms that would determine her eligibility. She received $118,943.19 in assistance. McCray was ordered to serve three months in prison and to pay restitution in the amount of $118,943.19.

IOWA – According to the statement, officers responded to the area around 9:40 p.m. Thursday for a report of shots fired. When the officers arrived on scene, they found a 26-year-old man behind a parked vehicle in a driveway with several gunshot wounds. The first responders administered emergency care to the man, but he died at the scene. This incident is under investigation. This story will be updated when new information is available.

Davenport, IA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population. Almost 84 million adults, or about 32.5% of the population, have been fully vaccinated. The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million. The states with the highest vaccination rates have a history of voting Democratic and supporting President Joe Biden in the 2020 election: New Hampshire at the top, with 71.1%,…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, studies show their vaccine is more than 90-percent effective against COVID six months after the second shot. But, unfortunately, it’s still unclear how long immunity will last. Pfizer’s CEO announced that people will likely need a booster of their shot within a year. The health officials believe that boosters will become necessary, but the timeline is hard to say for certain. 

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, a total of 2,005,757 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Iowa so far. The officials have reported that 851,762 people have completed their vaccination course, either through the two-shot vaccines or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Iowa now ranks 16th in the United States in terms of the percentage of the population fully vaccinated. With the expansion of priority groups in Iowa, more people are eligible to get COVID-19 vaccinations, including all Iowans age 65 or older —an age demographic most vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness and death — and people in…