Money because of a bone not function and did not collect penalties between for a few years. The investigation brought forth an email from a workforce manager. That email asked staff to blame the improper payments on technical errors. If i were an iowa company id be furious because they rely on the state running the program with integrity and when they asked our fraud investigators to keep their mouths shut, basically they ruined the integrity of the program. Emmy they say they have installed new data that can better take fraud. A bill that would legalize eric fireworks in iowa, is now moving through the state legislature, but it may face challenges from several lawmakers. The bill would allow the sale and use of consumer fireworks in iowa like firecrackers and roman candles. Current state law only allows the sale of novelties like the new proposal would allow communities to opt out, and decide for themselves whether or not fireworks can be used within city limits. A Des Moines Lincoln
Midtoupper and arctic air on the way by sunday into the start of next week along with more snow. Eric big stories in central iowa this morning a new report shows the Iowa Workforce development paid more than 900,000 in Unemployment Benefits to people who should not have gotten it. Kccis emmy victor is live at the statehouse this morning. So emmy how did this happen . Emmy a state audit results showed that people were getting money claiming that they worked for businesses that did not exist. It showed that the Iowa Workforce development were overpaying hundreds of people because of a phone malfunction and did not collect penalties for two years from 2012 to 2015. The investigation brought forth an email sent out from a workforce manager, who asked staff to blame the improper payments on technical errors. Employee tipped off the state senate that the extent of the payments came to light. If i were an iowa company, id be furious because they rely on the state running the program with inte
Political action committees raise money privately to influence legislation or political candidates. One called panther pac just formed to help support the university of northern iowa. The Community Group held its kickoff meeting last week. Its goal is to get candidates elected to office who will support uni and address their top concerns for the future. The cochairs of the group especially want to tackle the issue of state funding. 9 25 05 it would be hard to imagine a funding model for state Public Higher Education that treats uni more inequitably than what we have here. So what we have done is form a non partisan Political Action committee that will help to reward and incentivize state elected officials and candidates once and for all. Gorton says forming a pac in is pretty rare. The Community Group will now work out the process of deciding which candidates to support for future elections. The two democratic president ial candidates are going head to head in a debate tonight in New H
After a cerememy tonight, the university of iowa will have two prayer rooms specifically for Muslim Students. Until now, students practicing islamic faith would have to walk miles to the nearest mosque or try to find a quiet area on campus. Kcrgtv 9s brea love is live in the newsroom this morning. Brea, what has been the response from students chris and nicole, the members of the university of iowas Muslim Student association are saying its a relief to know theres a safe area for them to go. With so many students enrolled at iowa, it can be hard for Muslim Students to find a quietetrea. Students in the msa group reached out to the university asking for the space. After a month of planning they found and renovated two rooms for prayer. One for women and one for men. Students say this is not only a stepeporward for them, but one for the university as well. If there are other religious groups that need that space to pray at i think that the university will see a need for them then theyll
And cancerfighting drugs to slow down the growth of tumors. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj o oara has your first alert forereast, kaj. Plan on bouts of clouds to move across ththarea totoy. While it may becoco cloududfor several hours at a time, the general theme is for a partly cloudy sky today. The thicker clouds north of highway 20 may also generate a few scattered flurries as well, though no accumulation is likely. Tomorrow, a warm front approaches from the west, allowing for a chance of snow in the area tomorrow evening. Snow amounts with that will generally be a trace to half inch. This weekend, we are dry saturday with a system approaching later on sunday. At this time, its too early to determine any specific accumulation s with that sunday monday system, but it does apar that it should be lig, regardless of how it moves across the aa. Today partly cloudy high 262 winds sw 515 alo 28 dbq 29