Latest Iowa Headlines
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Former Iowa Insurance Producer Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Aug 6 2021 // A former Iowa insurance producer was recently sentenced after pleading guilty to an insurance fraud scheme. Dustin French of Red Oak, Iowa, pled guilty in July to one count of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor). The...
Iowa Agent Placed on Probation Owes $30K, Has License Revoked
Jul 23 2021 // Des Moines, Iowa, Chad Mackland, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, recently submitted an Alford plea to the charge of Ongoing Criminal Conduct (Class B Felony) in Pottawattamie County District Court following an investigation by...
26 Tornadoes Swept Iowa on July 14, Preliminary Data Shows
Jul 19 2021 // Preliminary data shows more than two dozen tornadoes tore across Iowa on July 14, according to the National Weather Service. The service said in a tweet that it appears 26 tornadoes touched down. If that number holds true,...
No Injuries but Iowa Tornadoes Damage Buildings, Overturn Vehicles
Jul 16 2021 // No deaths or injuries were immediately reported from tornadoes that tore through central and eastern Iowa, but many found damaged buildings, shredded trees and overturned vehicles in the path of the storms, officials...
Teen on Life Support After Deadly Iowa Adventure Park Incident
Jul 9 2021 // A teenager injured in an accident on an Iowa amusement ride that killed his younger brother remained on life support Wednesday as he turned 16, his family pastor said. David Jaramillo has been in a medically induced coma...
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...
