Latest Iowa Headlines
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First MainStreet Adds 3 Iowa Partner Agencies
Jan 10 2023 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., closed out 2022 with adding three additional partner agencies to the platform. In total, the firm completed 11 new partnerships in 2022, ten...
Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Charged With Forgery, Fraud Sales Theft
Nov 30 2022 // Joseph Drahozal, age 57, of Cedar Rapids was charged with one count of Forgery (Class D Felony), two counts of Fraudulent Sales Practice under $10,000 (Class D Felony), and one count of Theft in the third degree...
Iowa Jury Awards $27M Verdict in Misdiagnosed Flu Case
Nov 28 2022 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa jury has returned a $27 million verdict against a Des Moines medical clinic after a man with bacterial meningitis was misdiagnosed with the flu, suffered strokes and said he has been...
Iowa Fire That Killed 4 Children Blamed on Power Strip
Nov 21 2022 // MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – A house fire that killed four children in northern Iowa was caused by an electrical power strip, authorities said Thursday. The blaze was reported early Wednesday in Mason City, and when...
Iowa Voters Add Gun Rights to Constitution
Nov 10 2022 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowans voted Tuesday to add a right to keep and bear arms into the state constitution, a move that will make it more difficult to pass gun restrictions and easier to strike down existing gun...
Simulator Helps Iowa Town Prepare Snow Plow Drivers for Winter
Nov 8 2022 // DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – As City of Dubuque driver Jordan Lamey took the wheel of a virtual truck and shifted into gear Tuesday, the plow at the front lowered and started pushing snow from the road. Up ahead, a building was...
Prairie Fires in Nebraska, Iowa Force Evacuations, Destroy Homes
Oct 25 2022 // LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Prairie fires pushed by tinder-dry conditions and winds topping 60 mph (96 kph) led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and injured two firefighters south of...
University of Iowa Hospitals to Pay $15M to Settle Employees’ Lawsuit
Oct 17 2022 // University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics employees who say that overtime and other payments were improperly paid will receive $15 million as part of a class-action suit that was filed in 2019, according to documents...
Federal Court Finds Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
Sep 29 2022 // A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, finding once again that the law passed last year violates free speech rights in...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company said. This announcement follows the Baton Rouge,...
First MainStreet Adds Pair of Partner Agencies in Iowa
Aug 31 2022 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced it has added two Iowa-based partner agencies. Joining the First MainStreet platform in June was Hagge Insurance Agency. As a...
BenefitMall Acquires Iowa-Based Mutual Med
Aug 30 2022 // BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, announced the acquisition of Mutual Med, a Davenport, Iowa-based insurance distributor providing sales counseling and support for benefits agents serving large...
Iowa Man Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Aug 22 2022 // Thomas Stephanie, age 46, of Washington, Iowa, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud...
Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest
Aug 19 2022 // A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer’s killing of...
Iowa Metal Manufacturer Settles $500,000 False Claims Act Lawsuit
Aug 11 2022 // A southwest Iowa company that makes metal castings used by military contractors in helicopters and other equipment has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to test the castings and falsely...
Iowa Basketball League to Pay $1 Million in Youth Exploitation Lawsuit
Aug 3 2022 // An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison...
Family of Boy Killed on Iowa Amusement Ride Sues Park
Jul 18 2022 // The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair its rides. David and...
Iowa City Settles Fatal Police Shooting Suit for $5M
Jul 18 2022 // Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police nearly five years ago, the two sides said. The settlement comes nearly five...
Iowa Assistant AG Sues Des Moines Police Over Protest Arrest
Jul 15 2022 // An assistant attorney general in Iowa is suing the city of Des Moines and its police chief over his arrest during a June 2020 racial justice protest, alleging he was tackled, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed for no...
Northwest Iowa City House Explosion Injures 3
Jul 14 2022 // An explosion Wednesday morning destroyed a house in the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars and injured three people. The 6:30 a.m. explosion largely demolished one house and caused a fire and other damage to neighboring homes,...
