DES MOINES – A statewide audit of 2.3 million voting records was conducted this year by Iowa’s Secretary of State. The office of Paul Pate released a statement showed 87 people self-reported they were not citizens after they voted and 67 who were not after registering to vote. Both are considered Class D felonies, and those names have been shared with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. This represents less than a tenth of a percentage point of the total votes cast. The office used an Iowa DOT database to crosscheck voter registration in an attempt to find those who voted illegally.

EAGLE GROVE – An Iowa man battling pancreatic cancer is spotlighting a shortage of medical equipment caused by the recent major hurricanes to hit the southwestern United States. KCCI-TV reports 27-year-old Jared Beecher travels from Eagle Grove to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and relies on being fed through an IV. However, a saline solution shortage caused by damage from Hurricane Helene has led to a situation in which Beecher’s home infusion company will not take him back if he’s admitted to the hospital. The family is concerned about the impact on a more widespread basis and if they will continue to receive weekly shipments of his total parenteral nutrition solution.

IOWA – One case of e. Coli has been reported in Iowa as part of a nationwide outbreak believed to be caused by onions in McDonald’s quarter pounders. The Des Moines Register reports the menu item has been pulled from some stores in the state after 50 people were sickened across the country. The Centers or Disease Control and Prevention has not officially identified the ingredient responsible, but McDonald’s reported their initial investigation found it was related to onions from a supplier that serves three distribution centers. The restaurant has stopped using the beef and onions used for quarter pounders in several states.