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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, April 21st 2016

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April 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Members of a legislative committee in the Democratic-majority Senate say they’re hearing reports of problems with Iowa’s Medicaid program under private management. Lawmakers in the Senate Human Resources Committee said Wednesday they’ve received complaints from Medicaid service providers and program recipients. State officials and representatives for the insurance companies say they’ll investigate any ongoing complaints.

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say about 60 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled during an Urbandale crash is expected to reach a central Iowa creek and may even flow into the Raccoon River. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Wednesday that an accident involving a car and a semi-truck caused a leak in the truck’s fuel tank. Although fire crews were able to contain most of the spill, some fuel reached a storm sewer.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the man who fled from police on a motorcycle and died after a crash in Council Bluffs. Police say an Iowa Transportation Department officer was trying to pull over two motorcyclists around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday near the Pottawattamie County Jail when they sped away. One soon went out control and crashed. The driver, 18-year old Lance McCormick, of Carter Lake, died later at a hospital. The other motorcyclist fled the area.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa would not allow state funding of Planned Parenthood under a bill passed Wednesday in the Republican-controlled House, but the measure is expected to hit roadblocks in the Democratic-majority Senate. Republicans in the House have proposed similar measures in previous sessions with little success in the split Legislature.