Latest Iowa Headlines
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Storm Lake, Iowa, Tyson Plant Sued Over Worker’s COVID-19 Death
Dec 17 2020 // The family of a man who died from COVID-19 while working at a Tyson pork plant in Storm Lake, Iowa, has filed a lawsuit accusing the company and several plant executives of gross negligence. Michael Everhard, 65, of Fonda,...
Tyson Fires 7 Managers at Iowa Plant Over Betting on COVID-19 Cases
Dec 17 2020 // Tyson Foods Inc. said on Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The independent investigation, led by...
4 Injured in Explosion, Fire at Iowa School Bus Garage
Dec 16 2020 // Four people were injured on Dec. 14 in an explosion and fire at a school bus garage in Waterloo, Iowa, authorities said. The explosion occurred at the School Bus Sales garage shortly before 1 p.m. Four people were taken to...
Iowa Insurance Agent Fined $18K, Loses License Over Fraudulent, Dishonest Practices
Dec 15 2020 // An Iowa insurance agent has been ordered to pay $18,000 in civil penalties and relinquish her producer’s license over fraudulent and dishonest business practices, regulators say. The Iowa Insurance Division cited...
$76K Water Pollution Fine Against Iowa Cattle Feedlot Upheld
Dec 11 2020 // An administrative judge has approved a $76,000 fine against an Iowa cattle feedlot for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted wastewater into the East Fork of the Des Moines River. Tony and Joshua Brown, of...
Labor, Civil Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Iowa Failed to Protect Workers
Nov 16 2020 // Eight Iowa labor and civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging the state has failed to protect workers in meatpacking, dairy, construction, transportation, health care facilities, nursing homes and other...
Iowa Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud
Nov 10 2020 // An Iowa insurance agent has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Sales Practices – Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Theft – 2nd degree (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices...
Iowa Insurance Claims from August Derecho Top $1.6B
Nov 9 2020 // As of Nov. 2, 2020, more than 200,000 claims arising from the Aug. 10 derecho windstorm have been reported in Iowa, insurance regulators say. Of those, nearly 160,000 claims totaling more than $1.6 billion have been paid...
OnVue to Provide Online Iowa Insurance Producer Exams
Nov 6 2020 // Iowa insurance producer examinations will be available in an online format through OnVUE online proctoring by PearsonVUE beginning Nov. 12, 2020, the state insurance division announced. “This new process will help...
Universal Insurance Holdings Subsidiary Now Writing Homeowners Insurance in Iowa
Nov 2 2020 // Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (Universal Property), a subsidiary of Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., has begun writing homeowners insurance policies in Iowa. With the company’s entry...
Iowa Orders Hole in Won, Affiliates to Stop Selling Insurance
Nov 2 2020 // The Iowa Insurance Division has ordered Hole in Won LLC, Kevin Kolenda, Hole In Won.com, Hole in Won.com Worldwide, Golf Marketing Worldwide, Compliance HIW, and Amanda Penrose (respondents) to cease acting as an insurer...
Black Man Shot by Iowa Police Settles Suit for $400K
Oct 26 2020 // A Black man who was shot by police outside an Iowa nightclub five years ago and alleged he was singled out because of his race has agreed to a nearly $400,000 settlement. Jovan Darnell Webb, 33, was wounded while...
Iowa’s MidAmerican Energy Idles 46 Wind Turbines After Blades Break
Oct 22 2020 // Iowa-based electric utility MidAmerican Energy has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks. MidAmerican has paused the use of 46 turbines it has...
Report: Cost of Damage from August Midwest Windstorm Up to $7.5B
Oct 20 2020 // Damage estimates from a rare windstorm that slammed Iowa and some other parts of the Midwest in August are growing, with the total now at $7.5 billion, according to a new report. The Aug. 10 storm hit Iowa hard but also...
Midwest Farmers Receive Record Federal Aid, Crop Insurance Payments Under Trump
Oct 20 2020 // U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020. The aid programs could be...
Iowa Orders Hole in Won, Affiliates to Stop Insurance Business in State
Oct 13 2020 // The Iowa Insurance Division has ordered Hole in Won LLC, Kevin Kolenda, Hole In Won.com, Hole in Won.com Worldwide, Golf Marketing Worldwide, Compliance HIW, and Amanda Penrose (respondents) to cease and desist acting as...
Iowa’s Derecho Crop Losses Increase by More Than 50%, Report Shows
Oct 12 2020 // A new report shows that crop loss estimates from a rare windstorm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by more than 50%. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Oct. 9 that the number of crop acres that Iowa...
Iowa Hospital to Demolish Part of Building Damaged in Derecho
Oct 8 2020 // A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hospital plans tear down part of a building that sustained significant damage in a derecho that tore through the community in August. The Des Moines Register reports that Resource Center at UnityPoint...
Children of Deceased Tyson Worker in Iowa Allege Lax COVID-19 Safety
Oct 7 2020 // The children of a Tyson Foods worker who died of the coronavirus in April have filed a lawsuit claiming his plant took few safety precautions before he and others became infected in Iowa’s first major outbreak. Pedro...
First Mainstreet Insurance Acquires Two Iowa Agencies
Oct 6 2020 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., has acquired two Iowa agencies: Brummel Madsen Insurance in Cedar Falls and The Engel Agency in Maquoketa. Brummel Madsen Insurance has been...
