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Iowa care facilities cited for resident abuse, lack of safe environment
Several Iowa nursing homes are facing fines for resident abuse or failing to provide a safe environment. The state has proposed a $9,000 state fine against the Happy Siesta Health Care Center for the lack of a safe environment and tripled that penalty to $27,000 due to the violation being a serious, repeat offense. The […] The post Iowa care facilities cited for resident abuse, lack of safe environment appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Drier Thursday, But Here is When Storms Return
Spotty rain will continue to move through northwest Missouri and surrounding areas of southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa through the afternoon. For the rest of us, skies will clear from west to east this afternoon. Where the sun comes out earlier in eastern Nebraska, more spots will hit the upper 60s, but where clouds are more stubborn, low and mid 60s will be more common farther east. It will also be breezy this afternoon with winds up to 25 mph.
Central Iowa weather alerts for Tuesday, April 30 | Live updates
DES MOINES, Iowa — Another round of severe weather is coming to Iowa, just days after at least 19 tornadoes touched down, causing widespread damage and at least one casualty. The Local 5 Weather Team forecasts storms will arrive in central Iowa from the west after 4 p.m. Tuesday,...
Sports gambling lawsuit attorneys spell out case against the state
DES MOINES, Iowa — Thursday, Sandy Law Firm, Matt Boles, Van Plumb, and Grant Gerleman of Dallas-based Palmer Perlstein issued the following statement in further response to Commissioner Bayens (March statement) after receiving emails from the DPS from an open records request on the DCI’s sports gambling investigation. Bayens: “This was concerning because sportsbooks must […]
Did you know there were a few Iowans on 'Dance Moms'? Here's where to watch the reunion
In case you missed it, the "Dance Moms" gang is getting back together — or at least partially — for a new reunion show. The original show ran for eight seasons starting in 2011 and took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dance instructor Abby Lee Miller taught competitive dance to children and teenagers.
Isolated severe storms possible Thursday evening in the Quad Cities region
MOLINE, Ill. — Strong thunderstorms, with a low possibility of severe conditions, will develop in western and central Iowa Thursday and move east. The storm system comes after some showers during the first half of the day, which were mostly confined to the Iowa side of the News 8 viewing region.
Iowa joins conservative-led states suing Biden administration over 'gun show loophole' rule
A coalition of 21 conservative states, co-led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new federal rule regulating licenses for gun dealers. The rule is meant to clarify definitions and help implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, which the White House has called the “only significant expansion of the background check requirement” since 1993.
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