15:22News Story(Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)A third Iowa nursing home where residents have died of COVID-19 has been cited by the state for failing to observe basic health care protocols in the midst of the pandemic.According to state records, the Mitchell Village Care Center has at times been staffed by only one low-level nurse aide to look after 40 or more residents; a man known to be infected with the virus wandered the home without a mask; a nurse complained the situation was “free-for-all, with no leadership from management”; and the director of nursing told...…15:22News Story(Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)A third Iowa nursing home where residents have died of COVID-19 has been cited by the state for failing to observe basic health care protocols in the midst of the pandemic.According to state records, the Mitchell Village Care Center has at times been staffed by only one low-level nurse aide to look after 40 or more residents; a man known to be infected with the virus wandered the home without a mask; a nurse complained the situation was “free-for-all, with no leadership from management”; and the director of nursing told...WW…

16:33News StoryAn Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals inspector wrote in a published report that he was unable to verify complaints that a Des Moines bar was violating the governor’s COVID-19 orders. That report was posted to DIA’s consumer food-safety website. But in an unpublished report, that same inspector said he verified the complaint. He then referred the case to another state agency that imposed a $1,000 fine. (Document illustration by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Last September, a state restaurant inspector named Samuel Pang responded to a complaint about Kelly’s...…16:33News StoryAn Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals inspector wrote in a published report that he was unable to verify complaints that a Des Moines bar was violating the governor’s COVID-19 orders. That report was posted to DIA’s consumer food-safety website. But in an unpublished report, that same inspector said he verified the complaint. He then referred the case to another state agency that imposed a $1,000 fine. (Document illustration by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Last September, a state restaurant inspector named Samuel Pang responded to a complaint about Kelly’s...WW…

15:57News Story(Photo by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)In recent weeks, state and county inspectors have discovered potentially dangerous sushi, moldy fruit and cheese, seven-month-old eggs and even a baby’s crib inside the kitchens of Iowa restaurants.Their findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level.Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from restaurant inspections conducted throughout Iowa since the first of January.The state inspections department reminds the public...…15:57News Story(Photo by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)In recent weeks, state and county inspectors have discovered potentially dangerous sushi, moldy fruit and cheese, seven-month-old eggs and even a baby’s crib inside the kitchens of Iowa restaurants.Their findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level.Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from restaurant inspections conducted throughout Iowa since the first of January.The state inspections department reminds the public...WW…

13:34News StoryIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at a Feb. 25, 2021, press conference at Iowa PBS. (Screen shot from Iowa PBS livestream)Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she was not aware Iowa was among the slowest states to have delivered two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to its residents.Over the past few weeks, Iowa has accelerated the pace at which it is getting vaccines to those who qualify for them, but it has consistently ranked among the states with the lowest percentage of residents who have received both doses of the vaccine.On Tuesday, that Iowa ranked near the bottom of the 50...…13:34News StoryIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at a Feb. 25, 2021, press conference at Iowa PBS. (Screen shot from Iowa PBS livestream)Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she was not aware Iowa was among the slowest states to have delivered two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to its residents.Over the past few weeks, Iowa has accelerated the pace at which it is getting vaccines to those who qualify for them, but it has consistently ranked among the states with the lowest percentage of residents who have received both doses of the vaccine.On Tuesday, that Iowa ranked near the bottom of the 50...WW…

15:07News StoryIowa Department of Public Health has refused to disclose how many long-term care workers have died from COVID-19. (Photo by Getty Images)State inspection records are shedding new light on how COVID-19 spread throughout an eastern Iowa nursing home, infecting at least three-fourths of the residents.According to  18,634 Iowa nursing home residents have been infected with coronavirus, and 2,043 of them have died. (The Iowa Department of Public Health reports that only 1,729 Iowa nursing home residents have died of the virus.)The spread of the virus ramped up in Iowa this...…15:07News StoryIowa Department of Public Health has refused to disclose how many long-term care workers have died from COVID-19. (Photo by Getty Images)State inspection records are shedding new light on how COVID-19 spread throughout an eastern Iowa nursing home, infecting at least three-fourths of the residents.According to  18,634 Iowa nursing home residents have been infected with coronavirus, and 2,043 of them have died. (The Iowa Department of Public Health reports that only 1,729 Iowa nursing home residents have died of the virus.)The spread of the virus ramped up in Iowa this...WW…

16:44News StoryA Des Moines woman who was the subject of repeated acts of domestic violence is suing the city’s police department, alleging officers failed to arrest her attacker as required by state law. (Photo courtesy of Des Moines Police Department)Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed bill to increase penalties for those who attack the police has yet to be introduced at the Statehouse, but it’s already facing strong opposition from Des Moines leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement.In her Condition of the State address, Reynolds said cities such as Minneapolis, Portland and New York have...…16:44News StoryA Des Moines woman who was the subject of repeated acts of domestic violence is suing the city’s police department, alleging officers failed to arrest her attacker as required by state law. (Photo courtesy of Des Moines Police Department)Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed bill to increase penalties for those who attack the police has yet to be introduced at the Statehouse, but it’s already facing strong opposition from Des Moines leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement.In her Condition of the State address, Reynolds said cities such as Minneapolis, Portland and New York have...WW…

16:24News StoryThe Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a child endangerment conviction in a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was subjected to a literal, physical tug of war between his divorced parents. (Creative Commons photo via Pxhere.com)A new whistleblower lawsuit alleges Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff and an assistant attorney general approved of sexual-arousal experiments on the mentally disabled residents of a state-run care facility.The lawsuit, filed by six former employees of the Glenwood Resource Center, seeks more than $10 million in damages from the state, claiming the wrongful...…16:24News StoryThe Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a child endangerment conviction in a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was subjected to a literal, physical tug of war between his divorced parents. (Creative Commons photo via Pxhere.com)A new whistleblower lawsuit alleges Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff and an assistant attorney general approved of sexual-arousal experiments on the mentally disabled residents of a state-run care facility.The lawsuit, filed by six former employees of the Glenwood Resource Center, seeks more than $10 million in damages from the state, claiming the wrongful...WW…

12:00News StoryThe legality of Iowa’s controversial “ag gag” law, designed to block undercover investigations at agricultural facilities, could soon be decided by a federal judge.The case is being watched closely by agricultural giants, labor unions, dog breeders and animal-welfare organizations around the country. Currently, a temporary injunction prevents Iowa from enforcing the 2019 law, and an appeals court is considering a lower-court decision striking down an earlier, 2012 version of the law.Although a trial on the constitutionality of the new law is tentatively scheduled for...…12:00News StoryThe legality of Iowa’s controversial “ag gag” law, designed to block undercover investigations at agricultural facilities, could soon be decided by a federal judge.The case is being watched closely by agricultural giants, labor unions, dog breeders and animal-welfare organizations around the country. Currently, a temporary injunction prevents Iowa from enforcing the 2019 law, and an appeals court is considering a lower-court decision striking down an earlier, 2012 version of the law.Although a trial on the constitutionality of the new law is tentatively scheduled for...WW…

16:05News StoryTyson Foods is facing new challenges in its effort to dispose of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to protect workers from injury and death due to COVID-19. (Photo provided by Tyson Fresh Meats)A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages of the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work while supervisors privately wagered money on the number of workers who would be sickened by the deadly virus.Earlier this year, the family of the late Isidro Fernandez sued the...…16:05News StoryTyson Foods is facing new challenges in its effort to dispose of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to protect workers from injury and death due to COVID-19. (Photo provided by Tyson Fresh Meats)A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages of the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work while supervisors privately wagered money on the number of workers who would be sickened by the deadly virus.Earlier this year, the family of the late Isidro Fernandez sued the...WW…

11:00News StoryA Dallas County bar is seeking class action status for a lawsuit challenging the governor’s COVID-19 mitigation restrictions. (Photo by Linh Ta/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A Dallas County tavern owner is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims the governor’s pandemic-related restrictions on business activity are violating the Iowa Constitution.Attorneys at the Brick-Gentry law firm of Des Moines and the Gossett & Gossett law firm of Hollywood, Florida, filed the lawsuit in Dallas County District Court on behalf of Amy Culp, owner of the Mudders tavern in Minburn,...…11:00News StoryA Dallas County bar is seeking class action status for a lawsuit challenging the governor’s COVID-19 mitigation restrictions. (Photo by Linh Ta/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A Dallas County tavern owner is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims the governor’s pandemic-related restrictions on business activity are violating the Iowa Constitution.Attorneys at the Brick-Gentry law firm of Des Moines and the Gossett & Gossett law firm of Hollywood, Florida, filed the lawsuit in Dallas County District Court on behalf of Amy Culp, owner of the Mudders tavern in Minburn,...WW…