Monday, June 7th, 2021

Iowa prison officials plan to resume in-person visits with incarcerated individuals beginning next month. But IPR’s Kate Payne explains that the department will limit visits to only those inmates who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. A new facility for barge traffic has opened along the Missouri River in western Iowa. IPR’s Katie Peikes tells us about NEW Cooperative that’s built an $11 million port near Blencoe in Monona County. Plus, The Red Cross is reminding Iowans they can still give blood donations if they’re vaccinated against COVID-19.