DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – At least 40,000 Iowans could be retroactively denied coverage if the state’s request to make cuts to Medicaid are approved by the federal government, according to the Des Moines Register. The Iowa Department of Human Services has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for permission to deny coverage for a three month period. The agency is also asking for Medicaid to only pay for care that’s completed from the first day of the month the patient is eligible.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Hy-Vee plans to build, own and operate 26 Wahlburgers restaurants, nearly doubling the brand’s current locations. Hy-Vee will also add select Wahlburgers menu items in all Market Grille restaurants. In addition, Hy-Vee will partner with Orangetheory Fitness to provide customers with convenient access to an intensive group fitness program in or adjacent to Hy-Vee stores.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man accused of intentionally setting his stepson on fire has been charged with his murder, according to KCCI-TV. 41-year-old Randy Miles Jr. of Des Moines has been charged with first-degree murder and arson in the death of 26-year-old Christopher Lenhart. An argument led to the arson that killed Lenhart. Neighbors say they aren’t surprised, as the two men had a violent relationship.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines teenager was sent to the hospital Monday after being attacked after school. The 17-year-old had his arm broken with a compound fracture, and he says it was all over the color of his shirt. He was walking home from East High School, when his four assailants claimed his red shirt showed support for the “Bloods” street gang. Two teens assaulted him, while the other two filmed it on their phones.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A four-year-old got caught under a lawn mower in Cedar Falls yesterday, according to KCRG-TV. The child was hospitalized with severe injuries.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – 5-year-old A.J. Lopez of Davenport can’t read yet, but he doesn’t have to in order to know when someone needs help. WQAD-TV reports A.J. said he wanted to “help everybody in Texas because there are babies there in wet diapers.” A.J. has a six-month-old brother. So when he saw first responders helping babies on the news, he knew more diapers would be needed. A.J. has raised hundreds of dollars for the Red Cross efforts in Texas.