Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Godfrey Resigning
Aug 6 2014 // Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher J. Godfrey will resign to take a federal position, but will continue pursuing a lawsuit alleging Gov. Terry Branstad and aides illegally bullied him, he...
Height of Iowa Bridge a Challenge for Drivers
Jul 25 2014 // A low bridge in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is proving challenging to motorists. Drivers of tall vehicles have hit the Canadian National Railroad bridge twice this week and at least five times this year. The bridge is on the...
Iowa Town Gets $1M Federal Grant for Flood Protection
Jul 23 2014 // The city of Eddyville, Iowa, is getting more than $1 million to improve its stormwater handling system to protect the city from Des Moines River flooding. The funding, announced by U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, comes from the...
Iowa Agent Sentenced to 41 Months for Defrauding Insurers
Jul 21 2014 // A former Des Moines, Iowa, insurance agent was sentenced to 41 months in prison for insurance fraud. Melissa Ilene Williams, of Dike, Iowa, also was ordered to pay restitution for fabricating and submitting life insurance...
Iowa Seeks Comments on Deadline Change for Crop/Hail Insurance Filing
Jul 15 2014 // The Iowa Insurance Division is considering a possible change in the crop insurance filing deadline and is inviting informal comments to assist the division in its deliberation. The IID said it is mulling the crop insurance...
Iowa Agent Gets 41 Months in Prison for Defrauding Insurance Companies
Jul 15 2014 // A former Des Moines, Iowa, insurance agent was sentenced to 41 months in prison for insurance fraud, the Iowa Insurance Division announced. Melissa Ilene Williams, of Dike, Iowa, also was ordered to pay restitution for...
Midwest Towns Hope Worst of Flood Is Behind Them
Jul 11 2014 // Officials in several Mississippi River towns were cautiously optimistic on July 10 that they’ll soon emerge from this year’s flood with relatively minor damage. Water levels were dropping in several places,...
Weather Damages to Iowa Public Property in June Exceed $15M
Jul 7 2014 // Damage to public roads, bridges and buildings is estimated at more than $15 million from storms and flooding in June, Iowa’s top emergency management official said. Those estimates include only public facilities,...
Iowa Farmers Face Damage, Replanting After Floods
Jul 3 2014 // Area farmers are dealing with damage to their crops and fences after all the recent heavy rain and flooding. Farmers in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska face significant work ahead because of...
Bullion Named VP of Human Resources at Grinnell Mutual in Iowa
Jul 2 2014 // Ian Bullion was named vice president of human resources and training and development at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Bullion joined the Grinnell, Iowa-based company in 2012 and most recently served as the assistant vice...
Upper Mississippi River Closed Due to Rising Waters After Heavy Rains
Jun 30 2014 // Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army...
June Closes with Severe Storms; Tropical Storm Could Skirt East Coast July 4th
Jun 30 2014 // Forecasters are watching a potential tropical system that may skirt the U.S. East Coast this week, brushing past major Northeastern cities in time for the Fourth of July holiday. The collection of thunderstorms now about...
Official: Damages from Recent Iowa Flooding Exceed $15M
Jun 24 2014 // Iowa’s top emergency management official says up to 150 homes in Iowa have major flood damage and his department continues to monitor river levels as Iowa’s ground is water saturated and more rain could cause...
Court Reinstates Iowa Work Comp Commissioner’s Defamation Claim
Jun 10 2014 // Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and top aides could be held personally liable if a jury decides that they defamed the workers’ compensation commissioner and improperly cut his salary during an attempt to force his...
Officials: Tornado in Western Iowa Causes Damage in Oakland
Jun 9 2014 // Weather officials say a strong tornado touched down last week in western Iowa’s Pottawattamie County. The National Weather Service says investigators surveying debris concluded an EF-2 tornado landed June 3 about...
Midwest Hit by Damaging Hail Storms, Tornadoes
Jun 5 2014 // Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on June 2 as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also causing severe flooding and prompting reports of tornadoes. The National...
Iowa Woman Files Suit After Husband Is Blown Out of Plane
Jun 3 2014 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against an Iowa skydiving company and pilot following the death of her husband, who was pulled out of an airplane door and fell to his death. Attorneys for Cindy Kidrowski, of Brooklyn, filed...
Iowa Company to Pay $6.8M Fine for Selling Tainted Eggs
Jun 3 2014 // An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for crimes that include selling the tainted eggs that caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. A plea agreement filed on June 2 by federal prosecutors calls...
Former Dewey Executives Use Indictment to Fend Off Aviva’s Lawsuit
Jun 3 2014 // The three former top executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, indicted by the Manhattan district attorney for falsely portraying the failing law firm’s financial condition, are using the criminal proceedings to halt a...
Iowa Egg Company, 2 Execs Face Charges in 2010 Salmonella Outbreak
May 23 2014 // Iowa company and two executives are expected to plead guilty to selling tainted eggs that were responsible for a 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands and led to an unprecedented recall of 550 million eggs,...
