Category: Iowa

Democrats Approve Biden’s Plan, Making South Carolina the First 2024 Primary State

The Democratic Party on Saturday approved reordering its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot. The vote took place during a three-day Democratic National Committee (DNC) event in Philadelphia. Although more changes are possible later this year, the formal endorsement by the DNC is an acknowledgment that the start of…


3 Children, One Adult Killed in Iowa Crash That Also Hurt 9

WELLSBURG, Iowa—Authorities have identified the three children and one adult who died in a rollover crash in northern Iowa that also injured the nine other passengers Friday morning. The Iowa State Patrol said Marlin Borntreger, 1; Rebecca Borntreger, 2; Emma Borntreger, 4; and Ervin J. Borntreger, 22, all died. None of the occupants of the…


Police Charge 2nd Teen in Iowa School Shooting That Killed 2

DES MOINES, Iowa—Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, of Des Moines, faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of criminal gang participation. The charges match those filed earlier…


Midwives Sue Iowa Over Law Allowing Hospitals to Veto New Childbirth Facilities

Two longtime midwives are suing Iowa over a state law they say unconstitutionally discriminates against their profession, preventing them from opening a freestanding birth center that would compete against local hospitals. The midwives claim that the state’s certificate of need (CON) process is unconstitutional and gives established businesses, particularly hospitals, a so-called competitor’s veto preventing…


Armed Iowa Mother Saves Her Child From Duo Attempting to Kidnap Him

A mother in Iowa, legally carrying a firearm, saved her young son from an attempted kidnapping at an apartment in Des Moines, according to reports. Shay Lindberg, the manager at the Hubbell Tower Apartments, noticed two people repeatedly walking back and forth in front of the building on Jan. 5, Fox News affiliate KDSM-TV reported….


Iowa Woman Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme

The wife of a Woodbury County, Iowa, supervisor was arrested on Jan. 12 and charged with more than 50 counts of voter fraud, the Department of Justice announced. Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City, is married to Jeremy Taylor, who unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District to replace Rep. Steve King in 2020. She appeared in court…


Police: Man Assaulted Iowa Hospital Patients Before He Died

OTTUMWA, Iowa—A male nurse practitioner who died of a drug overdose at a private hospital in Iowa sexually assaulted at least nine female patients while they were sedated or unconscious, hospital and police officials said. The assaults at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center were discovered during investigations into the death of 27-year-old Devin Michael Caraccio,…


Iowa’s Largest City Cancels Classes Due to Cyberattack

DES MOINES, Iowa—An apparent cyberattack on Iowa’s largest school district has led officials to cancel classes for 30,000 students for a second day as technicians scramble to protect data and restore the computer system, the district’s leader said Tuesday afternoon. The Des Moines school district’s interim superintendent, Matt Smith, said officials received an alert Monday…


Suspect Charged Nearly 7 Years After Iowa Architect’s Death

DES MOINES, Iowa—Nearly seven years after the death of a prominent Des Moines architect, police have arrested a suspect. Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said investigators uncovered enough evidence to charge Zachary Allen Gaskill on Wednesday with second-degree murder in the January 2016 death of Kirk Blunck. The 62-year-old was found severely injured in the…


2nd Iowa Man Arrested in Street Race That Killed 4-Year-Old

DES MOINES, Iowa—Police on Monday arrested a second man in the death of a 4-year-old Iowa boy who was killed when a car that was racing on a city street crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into two vehicles. Des Moines police said in a news release that 47-year-old Keith Eric Jones, of Des Moines,…