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Judge finds that Board of Medicine withheld information from accused doctor
State licensing officials failed to provide all of the necessary information to an Iowa physician accused of incompetence, a judge has ruled. In 2022, an Iowa-licensed surgeon, Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, formerly of Sioux City, was accused of unnecessary surgeries and lying to patients. Last year, the Iowa Board of Medicine charged Ciuffo with professional incompetence, […] The post Judge finds that Board of Medicine withheld information from accused doctor appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Hey Iowa, Changes Are Coming to Your Favorite Target Store
Changes are coming to Target department stores across Iowa and the rest of the country beginning on July 15th. To be fair...there's a good chance this change doesn't affect you at all. Target will stop taking a once-popular form of payment beginning next week, and there's a good chance it's been years or even decades since you've paid at a Target register using one of these.
Iowa DNR Shares Info On At Least 6 Black Bears Roaming the State
Black Bears are on the move in the Hawkeye State. Earlier this week, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shared some information on some black bears roaming throughout Eastern Iowa. Multiple sightings of black bears have been reported in Iowa in recent weeks, including in Cedar and Dubuque Counties. Once...
Jasper County says alleged embezzled money was collected from permit fees
Jul. 15—Jasper County officials say the money allegedly misused by a former community development employee — who has been arrested and charged with theft and 11 counts of forgery — was not county property tax dollars. The employee has been accused of misusing more than $17,000 collected from permit fees. In a notice posted by the county on its Facebook page on July 10, the day 31-year-old ...
15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Jason and Mandy Dittmer are a perfect match
In this episode, I sit down with Jason and Mandy Dittmer, who row crop and raise polled Herefords near Lacona, Iowa. Last year, Mandy — who was born with a kidney defect — was placed on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. There is just a one in 100,000 chance that a non-relative will be a suitable kidney donor, but Jason was a match for his wife. The transplant was performed in February.
1 dead, 1 sent to hospital after minivan slams into Knoxville healthcare facility
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — One person died and another person was flown to a Des Moines hospital after a minivan smashed through an exterior wall of a Knoxville health care facility, striking a resident on Monday afternoon. According to authorities, the crash happened around 3:20 p.m. Monday at the Accura...
Glenwood interim superintendent arrives at 'destination district'
(Glenwood) -- New leadership is on board in the Glenwood School District. Nicole Kooiker took the helm as the district's interim superintendent earlier this month. Kooiker comes to Glenwood from the Cedar Rapids School District, where she served as deputy superintendent as well as an administrator at Roosevelt Middle School from 2020 until June 30th. Prior to her time in Cedar Rapids, she was superintendent and chief executive officer in the Ottumwa School District from 2016-2020, and before that, superintendent in the West Marshall district from 2013-16. She also served as a teacher and principal prior to her superintendent roles. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Monday morning, Kooiker says she considered Glenwood "a destination district."
What we know so far: Damage reports, power outages across QCA and surrounding areas
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The QCA and surrounding areas have tornado warnings in effect for Monday night. Monday is a First Alert Day thru 11 p.m. for high heat and severe storms. Several reports of damages are already starting to come in. According to the National Weather Service several tree...
Storms spawning a EF1 tornado in Iowa on Monday were part of a derecho. What to know:
The storm that Iowans experienced Monday was part of a derecho. “The derecho began in Iowa and went through portions of Illinois and southern Wisconsin into Indiana and southern Michigan,” Matthew Elliott, a warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service, said in an email to the Des Moines...
Storm Across Iowa Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Power [VIDEO]
Iowa was greeted by an extreme storm yesterday that produced 90+ mph wind gusts, hail, tornados, tree damage, and power outages. The storm traveled east from Iowa to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, as 3 other states suffered the same wrath as we did in Iowa. Check out this graphic showing how much area this storm covered.
Trevor's Take (7/16): Previewing a busy night of baseball, softball
(KMAland) -- Tonight was already fixing to be a fun night, but Mother Nature threw a wrench in things last night, creating even more action. Let's look at the KMAland fun tonight with regional final softball and substate final baseball going down. KMALAND BASEBALL SCHEDULE. Substate Semifinals. 3A-8 Lewis Central...
Iowa weather: Cooler days ahead in Des Moines forecast
DES MOINES, Iowa — Afterthe very strong storms yesterday, we are cooling and calming down. After surveying the damage, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in the Des Moines metro. It formed in Urbandale and traveled about seven miles before lifting near Des Moines Water Works. Wind speeds were estimated at 105 mph.
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