by Dar Danielson | Dec 30, 2009 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
Officials with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals say they’re cracking down on the loss of some state dollars that sometimes occurs when a patient goes into a nursing home. A patient about to go on Medicaid may sell a home or other property to a family...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 30, 2009 | Health & Medicine
Iowans who are vowing to quit smoking when 2010 arrives will be able to get a little extra help from the state’s smoking cessation program. Bonnie Mapes, director of the Iowa Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control, says it starts with a call to the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 30, 2009 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Fairfield Inn hotel was evacuated this morning in Ottumwa. Authorities say it happened after a child became sick in the pool area and other guests reported feeling ill. The Ottumwa Fire Department was called to the scene to test the air with a gas monitor. Fire...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 30, 2009 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Court of Appeals has thrown out the sexual abuse convictions of a man saying his right to a speedy trial was violated. Earl Denson Mosley Junior was charged with two counts of second and one count of third-degree sexual abuse in Black Hawk County in 2004 for...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 30, 2009 | Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says “no American should be satisfied” with the current state of security in our country’s airports. Grassley, a Republican, says the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day has revealed yet more...