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(Radio Iowa) – Dozens of people calling for state action on water quality rallied at the statehouse Thursday. Alison Barnhill of Huxley, is a member of Food and Water Watch. “I’m here for two groups that can’t be here today, who can’t speak up for themselves,” she said. “And one is my sister and all the other people like her who are ravaged by chemotherapy and radiation and are too immuno-suppressed to be here.” Participants placed flowers on a table in the rotunda in honor of Iowans who’ve died of cancer.
Jen Sinkler, a communications organizer with Progress Iowa, told the crowd her mom just completed treatment for her second type of cancer. “Even though she is now dealing with permanent alterations to her daily life, she’s going to be O.K.,” Sinkler said, “But we are not O.K.”
Sinkler and others at the rally called on House members to oppose a bill that would shield the makers of Roundup from lawsuits that claim the company failed to warn consumers of health risks, as long as the pesticide’s label follows federal guidelines. The bill passed the Iowa Senate last year.
(Radio Iowa) – A northwest Iowa county is still struggling to get federal dollars to make repairs after flooding in 2018 and ’19. FEMA initially offered four-and-a-half million dollars to restore the Linn Grove Dam and a nearby park in Buena Vista County. The agency later offered seven-and-a-half million, then pulled all funding, though it was restored through arbitration. County conservation director Greg Johnson says the latest offer still isn’t enough money to repair the dam and popular fishing spot. “We as a community just want to move forward and make the repairs that are needed to protect the property into the future,” Johnson says.
“We’re sitting here six, seven years later, and it would be really nice to get this project completed.” In 2022, it was estimated the project would cost more than 12-million dollars, while Johnson says it’s likely higher today. At one point, FEMA claimed the project wasn’t eligible for any funding, but Johnson says both sides went through arbitration with the Civilian Board of Public Appeals. “We had the CBPA ruling deeming the dam as an eligible project a year ago, the expectations that it would be scoped to today’s, 2025 costs, and that’s not what had happened,” he says.
County officials have until April 1st to appeal FEMA’s most recent offer, and Johnson says that -will- likely happen.
(Radio Iowa) – A relief fund has been set up for members of the Iowa Lakes Community College Baseball team and their families. One player was killed and a dozen other players were hospitalized when a bus carrying the team and coaches crashed February 11th. Estherville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lexie Ruter says the chamber has set up an account for donations and will send the money to the college to distribute.
Ruter says it may be used to help cover families’ travel costs to get to the 12 players who were hospitalized or to attend the funeral for Carter Johnson, the 19-year-old outfielder who was killed in the crash.
Johnson’s funeral was held Wednesday in Rapid City, South Dakota. There’s a link on the Iowa Lakes Community College website to make donations.
(Clarinda, IA) – Two people were injured when an SUV hit the rear of an Iowa DOT snowplow Friday morning, in Page County. According to the Page County Sheriff’s Office,the accident happened at around 5:55-a.m. on Highway 2 at F Avenue,
Authorities say an investigation into the crash determined that an Iowa Dot snowplow, a 2011 International truck, driven by 37-year-old Daniel Meie,r of rural Clarinda, was clearing roadways on Highway 2 and F ave. The snowplow was traveling west bound on the Highway with its emergency lights activated. When the driver of the snowplow slowed down to turn onto F Ave., the plow was hit from behind by a 2004 Hyundai SUV driven Zavier Jay Huntley. The Sheriff’s Office said Huntley attempted to slow down, but lost control of his vehicle on the icy roadway before collided with the snowplow.
Both drivers were transported to the Shenandoah Medical Center following the collision.
The SUV sustained heavy damage in the crash, while the Iowa DOT snowplow sustained only minor damage.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, reports a Powell, Tennessee man was sentenced Thursday, February 19, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor. According to public court documents, 52-year-old Shawn Christopher Powell, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up with the minor to engage in sex acts, and had condoms, sex toys, prescription pills, and children’s clothing in his possession at the time of his arrest.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Powell will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Child Exploitation Task Force investigated the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the resources tab.
(Atlantic, IA) – Officials with Cass Health in Atlantic have announced the facility was recently recognized as a 2026 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The award marks the tenth year in a row that Cass Health has achieved national recognition. The Top 100 awards program celebrates outstanding performance annually among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
Brett Altman, Cass Health CEO, noted, “For the past 10 consecutive years, this honor has served as a powerful vote of confidence from our neighbors. We are deeply grateful to the communities we serve for trusting us with their personal health care needs. While we strive for perfection every day, we are never complacent; we remain committed to challenging the status quo and delivering the meaningful improvements our patients deserve.”
“The delivery of care within rural communities is perhaps more complex today than at any point in recent memory. This year’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals have emerged as true leaders – committed to their mission through a powerful combination of resilience, dedication and innovation,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director of The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We’re delighted to recognize this year’s winners and celebrate their Top 100 status.”
Now in its 16th year, the INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is utilized nationwide by rural hospitals, health systems with rural affiliates, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations, quality, patient perspective and finance.
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(Radio Iowa) – Three bills that would limit the power of Iowa governors have advanced ahead of today’s (Friday’s) deadline for committee approval of policy bills — and all three bills involve actions Governor Reynolds took during the pandemic. One bill would prohibit governors from closing a place of worship, even during a disaster. Another bill would restrict a governor’s authority to decide how long a state of emergency or public health disaster may last — and Iowa governors wouldn’t be allowed to order businesses to close, change election procedures or stop in-person visits at health care facilities. Republican Representative Samantha Fett of Carlisle led debate on that bill in a House committee.
“House Study Bill 726 is a bill that strengthens constitutional liberties, preserves essential public health tools, and clarifies the proper roles of the executive and legislative branches.” A third bill would make it harder for the executive branch to move forward with certain administrative rules. Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a Democrat from Ames, voted against the bills. “I don’t love the idea of closing down places of worship and certainly that needs to be a last resort,” she said, “but in the case of an emergency I do believe that we need that flexibility in the state.”
Republican legislators are considering the bills now that Governor Kim Reynolds is not seeking re-election and voters will choose Iowa’s next governor in the November 3rd election.
(Creston, IA) – Police in Creston arrested a man on a drug charge, Thursday evening. Authorities say 44-year-old Timothy Robert Hudek, of Creston, was arrested at around 5-p.m. in the area of Montgomery and Walnut Streets. Hudek was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana/1st offense. He was transported to the Union County Jail and posted a $1,000 cash or surety bond, before being released.
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