Friday, April 16th, 2021

State health officials have announced that the first case of a COVID-19 variant, commonly known as the Brazilian variant, has been confirmed in Iowa. Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has resumed operations, after city officials temporarily suspended it following a string of resignations and contentious public meetings. IPR’s Kate Payne explains the city council has since filled the vacancies and held a joint meeting with the new board Thursday night while local Black Lives Matter activists held their own commission meeting. Plus, we conclude Harvest Public Media’s series on Midwest rivers with reports from Illinois and Oklahoma.