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Body of Missing Man Recovered at Iowa Apartment Collapse Site; Two Others Still Missing

Jun 5 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday.Branden Colvin...

People Moves: Alliant Adds McGrath to Chicago Team; UFG Appoints Allsup as Assistant VP

Jun 2 2023 // Alliant Insurance Services Names Matt McGrath as Vice President, Americas DivisionMatt McGrath has joined Alliant Insurance Services’ Alliant Americas division as vice president. Based in Chicago, McGrath will focus...

Amputation Frees Woman From Collapsed Iowa Building

Jun 2 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – One moment Lexus Berry and her wife were rushing toward the door of their fourth-floor apartment, and the next, Quanishia “Peach” Berry was gone.Their apartment had disappeared into...

Iowa Apartment Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search

Jun 1 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside...

Mayor: 5 Unaccounted For, 2 Likely in Wreckage of Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building

May 31 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport,...

Davenport, Iowa Officials: No Fatalities After Partial Building Collapse

May 30 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said...

Midwest States Consider Relaxing Child Labor Laws to Address Worker Shortages

May 26 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and...

Iowa Woman Sentenced to 3 Counts of Insurance Fraud

May 23 2023 // The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) announced Kathryn Hosmer, age 36, of Davenport was sentenced on May 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to three counts of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony)...

Families of Des Moines, Iowa School Shooting Victims Sue Program, Founder

May 19 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The families of two teenagers shot to death in a Des Moines alternative high school have filed a lawsuit alleging the program and its founder were negligent in not keeping the premises...

Mississippi River Crests in East Iowa, Testing Barriers

May 3 2023 // BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) – Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch.He got his...

accūrō Solutions acquires Iowa’s Splashlight Solutions

May 2 2023 // Laccūrō Solutions, which manages medical bill review and payment processes for payers in the property and casualty industry, has acquired Splashlight Solutions, a national workers’ compensation bill review service...

Mississippi River Continues to Rise in Iowa, Illinois

May 1 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and...

Mississippi River Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Sandbagging in Iowa

Apr 28 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be...

Iowa Agent Charged With Defrauding Elderly Individuals and Insurance Companies

Apr 24 2023 // A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a Clive man with seventeen counts of mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and two counts of...

Iowa Man, Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scheme

Apr 21 2023 // Following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, a Jasper County man and woman have pled guilty to insurance fraud.Jarod Hirbar, age 44, of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 17, 2023, to one...

Iowa Lawmakers Advanced Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws

Apr 20 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the...

Iowa Court: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation

Apr 11 2023 // The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived with his wife when she died, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.In a 4-2 decision,...

Iowa Athletics Department to Cover $4.2M Race Bias Settlement

Mar 14 2023 // OWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former football players will be settled using funds entirely from the school instead of having taxpayer money cover half of...

Costs Prompt Iowa Town to Assess Flood Control Efforts

Mar 13 2023 // CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of growing expenses on its permanent flood control system.But City Manager Jeff Pomeranz recently...

Univ. of Iowa Football Race Bias Suit Nears Settlement With Tax Money

Mar 7 2023 // A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program.The office of State Auditor Rob...