Hinson continues to be hospitalized for kidney infection, tonight’s debate cancelled

CEDAR RAPIDS — A debate Tuesday night on Iowa PBS between Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Liz Mathis, the Democratic challenger in Iowa’s second congressional district, has been cancelled. The second district includes the Mason City/Clear Lake area

Hinson was admitted to a Cedar Rapids hospital on Sunday night for treatment of a kidney infection.

Early Monday evening, her chief of staff says Hinson is feeling better, but was still in the hospital undergoing treatment.