From cold cases, to recent disappearances: How Iowa maintains their database of missing persons Iowa is only one of a handful of states that make public their database of missing persons in a wide variety of categories. Author: Eva Andersen Updated: 6:27 PM CDT April 14, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — Wednesday, the Iowa Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse lists 313 people as currently missing in Iowa. However, Medina Rahmanovic, who manages the state database, says it changes day-to-day. "No day is the same," Rahmanovic said. "I might be helping with a missing persons case, or I might be helping with an Amber Alert, or I might be helping with a runaway case."