DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hospitals and doctors’ offices in Iowa are preparing for the unlikely possibility of a case of Ebola in the state. The Des Moines Register reports clinics have started asking whether patients have visited the countries where the Ebola outbreak is based West Africa. Doctor Daniel Gervich with Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines says it’s important for hospitals to have a plan in place.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senator Elizabeth Warren focused on stumping for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley during a campaign stop in Iowa yesterday, but some liberal activists made it clear they want her to run for the White House. Warren drew enthusiastic applause from several hundred supporters gathered at the Hotel Fort Des Moines Sunday afternoon.

TAMA, Iowa (AP) — A long-idle beef processing plant is getting ready to reopen in Tama later this month. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Iowa Premium Beef officials recently took reporters on a tour of the plant that had been closed since 2004. CEO Jeffrey Johnson says the company has already received more than 1,000 applications to work at the plant.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement policies on the use of stun guns vary greatly across Iowa’s 99 counties, and civil rights experts who recently reviewed the policies say many of them are inadequate. The Des Moines Register obtained a new American Civil Liberties Union report that identifies several deficiencies in the stun gun policies.