Saturday, March 30, 2019

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – New details have been released regarding two men accused of a vicious stabbing that has left a Mason City man in critical condition. KIMT-TV reports Marvell and Antoine Rodgers are accused of stabbing the victim “multiple times in the back, face, stomach, chest and hand.” The victim has already undergone four surgeries and is in need of another.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – The Sibley-Ocheydan Community School District filed a lawsuit last week against Sioux City Community School District, Akron-Westfield School District, and Mediapolis Community School District. KCAU-TV reports the Sibley-Ocheydan school district is claiming the schools did not report former teacher, Kyle Ewinger, to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners after inappropriate behaviors with a student.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One of three insurance companies that help run the state’s Medicaid program will leave the market after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ended negotiations because of terms she believed were “unreasonable and unsustainable.” The Iowa Department of Human Services, which oversees the health care program for 680,000 poor and disabled Iowans, said it received notice Friday that UnitedHealthcare would be leaving the IA Health Link program over the next several months.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Transportation officials say it will take months to repair major roads in western Iowa damaged by spring flooding. The Des Moines Register reports that crews were on site Thursday to inspect some of the worst damages. Around 25 miles of interstate in southwest Iowa and roughly 14 miles of roads north of Council Bluffs remain closed due to washed away shoulders, eroded pavement and scattered waste. The chief concern is state Highway 2, since portions are still submerged.