by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2012 | Business, Crime & Courts, Human Interest, News
L.A. lawyers representing the band that recorded the song “My Sharona” have filed a lawsuit against the Cedar Falls man who faces federal charges in an alleged multi-million dollar fraud. Russell Wasendorf named his restaurant in Cedar Falls “My...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2012 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
A Democrat in the state senate says a newly-released consultant’s report shows the State of Iowa would have to spend a maximum of $161 per person, per year to enroll more uninsured Iowans in Medicaid. State Senator Jack Hatch, a Democrat from Des Moines,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, Military, News, Politics & Government
Iowa’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona company that sold high-priced household goods over the phone to Iowans who thought they were helping veterans. Attorney General Tom Miller says the company’s owner has admitted under oath that...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 31, 2012 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest, News
The drought isn’t just hitting our yards and crops. The region’s blood bank is running dry, too. The Des Moines-based LifeServe Blood Center is the sole provider of blood for 93 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Spokeswoman Abby Hausmann-Virgil...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A Newton couple charged in the death of their five-onth-old son made their first appearance in court today. An investigation into Kaiden Olea’s death culminated last night in the arrest of his 24-year-old parents, Joseph Olea and Chelsea Miller. Olea’s...