Jason Clayworth
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Intensive care beds dwindling in hospital region that include Des Moines, Ames, medical official warns
Some Iowa hospitals have had to transfer COVID-19 patients because of a lack of ICU beds, officials say. → Read More
Guns, masks and voter challenges: Iowa officials prepare for what could be a contentious Election Day
Among the worries: rhetoric about fraud; disputes over mask wearing; the presence of more guns; an army of official and self-appointed poll watchers. → Read More
Governor pushes back on finding that her office misspent $21 million in federal pandemic relief funds
State Auditor Rob Sand said he had confirmed his finding with the U.S. Treasury's inspector general. → Read More
Darla Brown loved babies, puzzles and, most of all, dogs
A happy person, Darla Brown attended public school until she was 21, graduating from a special-education program at Woodbury Central High School. → Read More
One Iowa senior living facility owner's answer to coronavirus: Transparency
A senior care company makes public each COVID-19 case at its sites. Iowa's Department of Public Health waits until three cases have been identified. → Read More
Iowa nursing home officials say past violations not reflective of 84-person coronavirus outbreak there
Officials there's no correlation between past violations that includes five infection control infractions and current coronavirus outbreak. → Read More
Iowa marks its deadliest coronavirus day yet; a 57 percent jump
Iowa's death toll jumped 57% in the last 24 hours, marking the 22nd coronavirus death. → Read More
Iowa mayor accused of 'quid pro quo' avoids election misconduct charges
Creston Mayor Gabe Carroll was accused of promising a political appointment in exchange for voter support. → Read More
#DSMstrong: Animal rescue group seeks help to carry on its work
Animal Lifeline of Iowa says revenues, adoptions down. → Read More
State response to coronavirus reports dangerously deficient, Iowans contend
The two say reports of exposures to the novel coronavirus-infected people got no response from Iowa's health officials. → Read More
YMCA to take over southeast Iowa day care where child died
The day care has been cited for almost two dozen violations since the December 2018 death of Jack Rowland → Read More
Clash between app, Iowa Dems’ database resulted in caucus count problems, CEO says
Many caucus chairs complained that they were unable to log into the app that was supposed to be used to report results. → Read More
Clinton campaign veterans linked with app that contributed to caucus chaos
The company behind the app, Shadow, received $63,184 from the Iowa Democratic Party. → Read More
Iowa caucus problems: Reporting delays, app glitches push back Democratic results
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said Judicial Watch's claims were “false” and provided link to actual county-by-county voter registration totals → Read More
Unprecedented cybersecurity measures being taken to safeguard Iowa caucus results
Iowa Democrats will be getting assistance from the national party as they seeks to safeguard caucus results → Read More
Iowa State's Matt Campbell scores biggest 2019 salary gain
A database of state government employees shows seven were paid $1 million or more in the last fiscal year. → Read More
Iowa warned: Practice that misidentifies felons and rejects votes may be illegal
A database of roughly 70,000 felons used to reject ballots contains errors and is believed to be in violation of federal law, prominent groups warn. → Read More
Iowa officer's alleged chokehold on black child results in $100k settlement
State contends officer acted appropriately but settled to avoid jury complications, Jeff Peterzalek of the Iowa Attorney General's office said. → Read More
Lottery losers could get paid after lottery scam lawsuit settles for $4.3 million
The settlement will refund people in 33 states who purchased losing tickets in "random-draw" games rigged by a former Iowa lottery security officer. → Read More
How to research child care in Iowa: Here are types of day cares, tips for selecting one
There are three types of child care in Iowa, ranging from in-home care providers who watch a handful of children to large day care centers. → Read More