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Iowa governor defends response to devastating wind storm

by Associated Press
| August 14, 2020 12:03 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pushed back Friday against criticism that she has been slow to respond to a wind storm that devastated the state and promised more help soon for tens of thousands of residents entering their fifth day without electricity.

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