DES MOINES— Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, December 9th as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 7 following the resignation of Iowa State Representative Mike Sexton. He was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as Director for USDA Rural Development in Iowa. Sexton was first elected to the Iowa State House in 2014. He served as chair for the House Agriculture Committee since 2022. Iowa House District 7 includes Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Sac Counties and part of Webster County.

ALBIA – An Albia man faces charges for a motorcycle crash that caused the death of a Des Moines teenager. KCCI-TV reports 23-year-old Kaelin Meinders of Albia has been charged with reckless driving, driving while barred, and no insurance. Meinders is accused of crashing a motorcycle into a pedestrian, identified as 15-year-old Santiago Rhone, on Saturday night. Rhone died from his injuries later at a nearby hospital.

WINDSOR HEIGHTS – A Windsor Heights woman faces felony charges for allegedly taking more than $700,000 in payments from an insurance company intended to be paid to Medicaid. WHO-13 reports 48-year-old Carrie Cather is charged with ongoing criminal conduct and first degree theft following an arrest on Tuesday. Court documents indicate Cather cashed 30 checks written by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield over a two-and-a-half year period. The money was supposed to go to Medicaid.