Latest Iowa Headlines
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Davenport, Iowa Officials: No Fatalities After Partial Building Collapse
May 30 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said...
Midwest States Consider Relaxing Child Labor Laws to Address Worker Shortages
May 26 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and...
Iowa Woman Sentenced to 3 Counts of Insurance Fraud
May 23 2023 // The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) announced Kathryn Hosmer, age 36, of Davenport was sentenced on May 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to three counts of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony)...
Families of Des Moines, Iowa School Shooting Victims Sue Program, Founder
May 19 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The families of two teenagers shot to death in a Des Moines alternative high school have filed a lawsuit alleging the program and its founder were negligent in not keeping the premises...
Mississippi River Crests in East Iowa, Testing Barriers
May 3 2023 // BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) – Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his...
accūrō Solutions acquires Iowa’s Splashlight Solutions
May 2 2023 // Laccūrō Solutions, which manages medical bill review and payment processes for payers in the property and casualty industry, has acquired Splashlight Solutions, a national workers’ compensation bill review service...
Mississippi River Continues to Rise in Iowa, Illinois
May 1 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and...
Mississippi River Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Sandbagging in Iowa
Apr 28 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be...
Iowa Agent Charged With Defrauding Elderly Individuals and Insurance Companies
Apr 24 2023 // A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a Clive man with seventeen counts of mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and two counts of...
Iowa Man, Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 21 2023 // Following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, a Jasper County man and woman have pled guilty to insurance fraud. Jarod Hirbar, age 44, of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 17, 2023, to one...
Iowa Lawmakers Advanced Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws
Apr 20 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the...
Iowa Court: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation
Apr 11 2023 // The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived with his wife when she died, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a 4-2 decision,...
Iowa Athletics Department to Cover $4.2M Race Bias Settlement
Mar 14 2023 // OWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former football players will be settled using funds entirely from the school instead of having taxpayer money cover half of...
Costs Prompt Iowa Town to Assess Flood Control Efforts
Mar 13 2023 // CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of growing expenses on its permanent flood control system. But City Manager Jeff Pomeranz...
Univ. of Iowa Football Race Bias Suit Nears Settlement With Tax Money
Mar 7 2023 // A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program. The office of State Auditor...
Iowa Bill Would Permit Firearms on Employer, School Property
Mar 3 2023 // Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow employees to carry firearms or ammunition onto employer’s property if the guns or ammunition are out of sight and locked in a vehicle. An employer, owner or...
Former Iowa Insurance Producer Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
Feb 10 2023 // Former insurance producer Oscar Sanchez of Marshalltown was recently sentenced in Marshall County District Court after pleading guilty to his actions in an insurance fraud scheme. Sanchez pled guilty on December 8th, 2022,...
Ride at Iowa Amusement Park Where 11-Year-Old Boy Died Will Never Reopen
Feb 7 2023 // ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) – The ride at an Iowa amusement park where an 11-year-old boy was killed in 2021 will never reopen, the park’s owners said. Bill Lentz, Adventureland’s general manager, said in a letter...
Davenport, Iowa Flood Mitigation Projects Set to Start This Year
Jan 24 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – In late 2023, residents and business owners will see some of the first projects of Davenport’s flood mitigation plan under construction. The first phase of Davenport’s $165 million plan...
Cyber Attack Shuts Down Iowa’s Largest School District
Jan 13 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s largest school district cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyber attack on its technology network. Des Moines Public Schools announced Monday that classes...
