Vacation

The number of deaths by suicide in Iowa decreased in 2023 for the first time, significantly, in almost 10 years, according to updated data from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, which also showed an increase in teen suicide rates.

Tourism officials and businesses in the Iowa Great Lakes region are seeing lower crowds and revenues this season due to flooding that hit the area at end of June and into early July.

Pediatricians address the concerns parents have had with vaccinating their kids. And a pharmacist talks through the specifics of getting booster shots as adults.

Ben Kieffer speaks to a former Navy aviation mechanic, Maria Berdecia, continuing a series of conversations with Iowa Veterans who've served in Afghanistan. Then a check-in with University of Iowa epidemiologist Dr. Melanie Wellington on the rise in cases of COVID-19.