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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, 5/4/18

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May 4th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Pottawattamie County’s top prosecutor says no charges will be filed against an officer who shot a suspect during a chase earlier this week. County Attorney Matt Wilber said Thursday that Officer Jason Burleigh acted lawfully when he fired nine rounds early Tuesday morning at 28-year-old Clifton Wade, hitting Wade with three rounds. Omaha, Nebraska television station WOWT reports that Wade has undergone three surgeries at an Omaha hospital and is expected to recover.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tornado warning sirens sounded Thursday, in the central Iowa counties of Polk, Dallas and Madison _ as well as in Des Moines _ as strong storms sweep the area. The Des Moines Register reports that the sirens went off between about 5:35 p.m. and minutes before 6 p.m. Thursday as the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for those counties, southwestern Story County and southeastern Boone County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors for Iowa say a Des Moines medical equipment supplier has agreed to pay nearly $190,000 to resolve allegations it overbilled the state’s Medicaid program. The office of U.S. Attorney Marc Krickbaum said in a news release Thursday that the settlement resolves claims that Catholic Health Initiatives-Health at Home, doing business as Mercy Respiratory Care and Med Supply, improperly billed Medicaid for durable medical equipment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Newly released data show that an Iowa family planning program established last year to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers has seen a marked decline in patients and participating health care providers. Iowa Department of Human Services data obtained by The Associated Press show that just over 5,300 people were enrolled in the program as of March 1, compared to roughly 8,200 when it launched July 1. Critics say the decline shows it isn’t working as promised.