Latest Iowa Headlines
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Iowa Governor Issues Disaster Proclamation for 3 Counties
Jul 20 2016 // A disaster emergency proclamation has been issued for three Iowa counties pummeled in weekend storms. The proclamation issued by Gov. Terry Branstad lets state resources be used in storm recovery in Benton, Humboldt and...
Jail Sentences Upheld for Iowa Egg Execs in Salmonella Case
Jul 7 2016 // A federal appeals court has upheld jail sentences for two egg industry executives whose Iowa-based company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. In a long-awaited decision, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Iowa Distracted Driving Fatalities Doubled in 2015
Jul 6 2016 // The number of people killed or injured in accidents caused by use of electronic devices doubled in Iowa last year. Fourteen people were killed statewide in 2015, compared to seven the previous year, according to the Globe...
Data Shows 170 Motor Vehicle Deaths in Iowa 2016, So Far
Jul 1 2016 // New data from the Iowa Department of Transportation shows 42 more people have died on Iowa roads in 2016 than at the same time last year. The Des Moines Register reports seven people were killed in traffic accidents over...
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Sues Feds Over Failed Health Co-Op
May 23 2016 // Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart says federal health officials are unlawfully withholding millions of dollars owed to a failed health insurance co-op in his state. Gerhart, who is Liquidator for CoOportunity...
In Iowa, Technology Changes Rapidly Altering Trucking Industry
May 13 2016 // In the trucking industry, technology is driving change. Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told The Messenger that by the end of 2017 it will be mandated that all trucks have...
Background Checks For Uber, Lyft Drivers Established in Iowa
May 11 2016 // Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that creates new statewide rules for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Uber to do business in Iowa. Branstad signed the bill this week following approval this...
Iowa Rail Safety Study: Dubuque County Vulnerable for Another Spill
May 3 2016 // A recent Iowa rail safety study says Dubuque County remains vulnerable to crude oil or biofuels spills more than a year after several railcars carrying ethanol derailed along the Mississippi River. The state’s...
Iowa State, Basketball Coach Sued by Former Star Player for Discrimination
Apr 19 2016 // Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation, saying she was repeatedly called a “thug” and labeled a...
Mentorship, Innovation Are Priorities for Global Insurance Accelerator
Apr 4 2016 // Just as Iowa, and Des Moines in particular, in the 1980s fostered a business climate that enabled insurance and financial institutions to prosper there, those same forces, intent on creating an environment that supports...
Ideas, Innovation and Mentorship Mix at Global Insurance Accelerator
Mar 30 2016 // Iowa, and Des Moines in particular, in the 1980s fostered a business climate that enabled insurance and financial institutions to prosper there. Today, the focus is on creating an environment that supports innovation and...
Former Iowa Firefighter Again Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Mar 29 2016 // A former Iowa firefighter pleaded guilty to insurance fraud related to a string of cases spanning Buchanan, Clayton and Delaware counties, the Iowa Department of Insurance reported. Terry Russell Groth, a former Strawberry...
Hospital in Iowa City Reports Patient Information Breach
Mar 28 2016 // An Iowa City hospital is warning patients that some of their personal information may have been accessed through a computer virus. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports an investigation revealed that a computer virus that is...
March 31: Deadline for Early Registration for Global Insurance Symposium
Mar 28 2016 // The early bird registration deadline for the third annual Global Insurance Symposium is Thursday, March 31. The Global Insurance Symposium will be held on April 26-28, 2016 in Downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It is hosted by the...
Chicago Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Can Be Tried in Iowa: Court
Mar 28 2016 // Three people from Wisconsin or Illinois who are charged with operating a car insurance fraud ring can be prosecuted in Iowa, even though they never set foot in the state, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. Police say the trio...
$5.8M Award Against Tyson Foods in Iowa Pay Dispute Upheld
Mar 23 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. pork-processing plant in Iowa in a pay dispute with the company. The justices voted 6-2 on to reject new limits Tyson asked them to impose...
Iowa Lawmakers Say No to Higher Speed Limits
Mar 21 2016 // Efforts to increase speed limits on Iowa freeways and rural roads failed in the Legislature this year amid safety concerns, but officials acknowledged such moves are popular with drivers and likely will come before...
Iowa Egg Farm Wastewater Spill Case Sent to Attorney General
Mar 21 2016 // One of the nation’s largest egg farms, which lost millions of hens in last year’s bird flu outbreak, is defending itself against legal action by the state over a wastewater spill that fouled 18 miles of stream...
Safety Regulators Back Nebraska Man Who Refused to Drive Truck
Mar 21 2016 // Federal safety regulators say a southeast Nebraska company wrongfully fired a driver who refused to operate a truck that violated Iowa law. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Midwest Pounded by Tornado-Packing Storms
Mar 18 2016 // The National Weather Service confirmed that on tornadoes touched down this week in parts of eastern Iowa that also endured heavy rain and hail as large as golf balls. Tornadoes also touched down at least five times in...
