United Group Insurance

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Oct. 26 2016

News

October 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:59 a.m. CDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Activists who have been protesting the nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline for months ratcheted up the pressure this week by moving onto private land owned by the pipeline developer. Law enforcement has said they don’t have resources to remove the protesters right now, but that could change as reinforcements arrive from several other states.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Hispanic woman claims her co-workers at an Iowa claims office repeatedly used the image of Donald Trump to harass and demean her. In a lawsuit against her company and two supervisors, the 32-year-old says her colleagues repeatedly put a Trump photo on her computer screensaver, signed her up to volunteer for his campaign and sent her racist memes. She says they did this to harass her after she objected to Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was injured while riding in a car in downtown Des Moines. Police say Yore Thour Jiang, of Des Moines, was in a car driven by a relative when he suffered a gunshot wound about 6:15 p.m. Monday. He remained in critical condition Tuesday. Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek told The Des Moines Register two bullets also hit the windows of a nearby bank. He says there was no evidence the victim provoked the shooting.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say wagering on races at the Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque has increased more than 35 percent in its second year under the ownership of the Iowa Greyhound Association. The Telegraph Herald reports that the track’s total amount wagered in 2016 was $4.52 million, up from $3.33 million in 2015. Most of this year’s wagering growth came from people at off-track facilities who bet on races at the greyhound park. This year’s racing season concluded Saturday.