DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former campaign treasurer for a Des Moines legislator has been charged with stealing more than $7,000 in campaign donations. KCCI-TV reports 47-year-old Falecia Mtayari, of Des Moines, is charged with theft, fraudulent practice and unlawful transfer of campaign funds. Mtayari admitted writing checks and withdrawing cash from the account of Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines, a Democrat who represents north-central Des Moines’ District 32 in the Iowa House of Representatives.

WAUKON, IA (IRN) – A northeast Iowa man has been convicted of shooting to death his stepfather at the home they shared. KCRG-TV reports 32-year-old John Quanrude shot 60-year-old Dean Russell after a confrontation in their mobile home in Waukon. Quanrude says he fired a warning shot with a shotgun, and then shot Russell in the chest.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Three teenage boys from Davenport were charged in connection to a shots fired incident on Tuesday, according to WQAD-TV. The three teens, ages 14, 15 and 16, were arrested and held in a juvenile detention center. There were no injuries reported in the incident, and the teens face multiple charges.

IOWA (IRN) – The average cost of insuring an Iowan on Medicaid has climbed nearly three times as fast since the state hired private companies to manage the program. The Des Moines Register reports the new cost figures come amid continuing controversy over whether Iowa should have hired private companies to run the $5 billion program. Privatization was ordered by then Governor Terry Branstad in 2015, and is supported by current Governor Kim Reynolds.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Mercy Medical Center unveiled their new psychiatric clinic in Des Moines yesterday. KCCI-TV reports it’s a residency outpatient clinic at Mercy Central Campus. Mercy’s psychiatry residency is in its first year, with four residents chosen out of more than 1,000 applicants.