Latest Iowa Headlines
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Iowa Regulator Halts Amusement Ride After Accident Kills Boy
Jul 8 2021 // A regulator has ordered an Iowa amusement park not to restart a popular boat ride pending an investigation into an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and left his brother in critical condition. Iowa Labor Commissioner...
Father Recounts Iowa Amusement Ride Accident That Killed Son
Jul 7 2021 // The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride’s seat belts when the boat carrying...
4 Hospitalized in Iowa Adventureland Park Accident
Jul 6 2021 // Four people were hospitalized after a raft overturned Saturday on a ride at Adventureland Park. Six people were on a raft on the Raging River when the accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Three were transported in critical...
Clergy Sex Abuse in Iowa Was ‘Overwhelming’ But Now Rare, Report Says
Jul 1 2021 // Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in recent years have largely stopped the problem, a three-year review by Iowa’s...
Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses
Jun 30 2021 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them as having “safety sensitive” jobs. In its 4-3 ruling, the court ruled that...
High Court Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses
Jun 27 2021 // The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them as having “safety sensitive” jobs. In its 4-3 ruling, the court ruled...
Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio
Jun 22 2021 // A tornado damaged several buildings and knocked down power lines and trees in eastern Iowa Sunday night; a tornado near the Ohio-Indiana border damaged houses and other structures; and several parts of Missouri were...
Fire Destroys Iowa Pipe Organ Making Business
Jun 18 2021 // Fire has destroyed a western Iowa business that made pipe organs for churches, schools and customers from around the world, officials said. The fire at Dobson Pipe Organ Builders in Lake City was reported around 4 p.m. on...
Worker Dead After Becoming Stuck in Iowa Cattle Farm Manure Tank
Jun 11 2021 // A man died after becoming stuck in a manure tank on an eastern Iowa cattle farm, authorities said. The death occurred on June 8 at a farm in Stockton and was reported by authorities there the next day, the Quad-City Times...
FBI Working with Iowa College on Data Security Breach
Jun 10 2021 // The FBI is now working with Iowa’s Des Moines Area Community College on a data security breach that has led to days of the school being shut down. The security incident closed the college on Friday and forced it to...
Former Make-A-Wish Iowa CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Jun 3 2021 // The former CEO of Make-A-Wish Iowa has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the charity that supports sick children and their families. Jennifer Woodley admitted in a written guilty...
Iowa DHS Employee Awarded $790K in Sex Harassment Suit
May 25 2021 // A jury has awarded an Iowa Department of Human Services employee $790,000 in damages in her lawsuit accusing the department of fostering sexual harassment. The jury handed down the award at the conclusion of the nearly...
Owners Will Rebuild Iowa Grain Elevator Following Explosion
May 25 2021 // A dust explosion at a central Iowa grain elevator earlier this month should not affect storage capacity or operations during this fall’s harvest, the company said. Landus Cooperative grain elevator in Jefferson said...
Iowa’s Ramsey-Weeks Insurance Merges with First Mainstreet
May 20 2021 // Ramsey-Weeks Insurance in Grinnell, Iowa, has merged with First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C. Ramsey-Weeks is a fourth-generation, family-owned insurance agency that has been in...
Dubuque, Iowa, to Pay $1.8M to Settle Police Discrimination Suit
May 19 2021 // The city of Dubuque, Iowa, will pay more than $1.8 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a former police captain who accused the city and police chief of fostering a culture of sexism in the...
Iowa Town Evacuated After Fiery Train Derailment
May 17 2021 // Thick black smoke billowed into the air on May 16 after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small, nearby town. The fiery derailment happened early in the afternoon on the...
Worker Overcome by Fumes in Iowa Plant Rescued
May 13 2021 // A hazardous materials team rescued a worker who was overcome by fumes on May 12 inside a suburban Des Moines, Iowa, food packaging manufacturing plant. The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. at Amcor in Saylor Township,...
Court: Parts of Black Ex-Iowa Football Players’ Discrimination Lawsuit Can Proceed
May 11 2021 // A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move forward, but all or parts of some of the allegations were thrown out. Offensive coordinator...
Workplace Safety Regulator Warns Of COVID-19 Hazards Inside Iowa Capitol
Apr 21 2021 // A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be exposing workers to the coronavirus, according to documents released...
Insurer to Pay $8M Settlement in Suit by Black Man Paralyzed by Iowa Officer
Apr 20 2021 // An insurance company for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was paralyzed after a white police officer shot him during a 2016 traffic stop, both sides announced on April 19. The...
