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Lenox Care Center, a nursing home in Lenox, Iowa, faces thousands of dollars in fines after a staff member allegedly "yanked" a resident and forced her to stay seated in a chair.
As firefighters responded to an explosion and fire at the C6-Zero plant in Marengo, Iowa, they didn't know the chemicals inside and the plant's sprinkler system didn't go off and appeared to not be working, according to Marengo Police Chief Ben Gray.
As mother and son Deborah Sandoval and Salvador Sandoval were set to start a bench trial in a Washington D.C. courtroom for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Deborah Sandoval pleaded guilty to a single count. Her son, Salvador, continued on to trial Wednesday.
In Jasper County, leaders are getting creative in who responds to emergencies as a paramedic. Two reserve deputies are trained as paramedics and work six shifts a month that are 12 hours each to fill in the gaps when volunteer EMS workers are at their paying jobs.
Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald concludes that Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver is a resident of Grimes and upholds his voter profile.