DES MOINES – A federal grand jury in Des Moines charged a Des Moines man with computer fraud. The Indictment alleges that 34-year-old Ezekiel Dean Potter after being terminated by his employer in April 2023, accessed or attempted to access to the employer’s computer systems without the employer’s authorization. When he gained access, Potter reset usernames and passwords for the employer’s accounts and deleted or revoked access to employer’s accounts. The Indictment alleges Potter engaged in this conduct for over a year and a half—from May 14, 2023, until at least January 16, 2025.

WEST DES MOINES – An Iowa nursing home has been sued at least 17 times for wrongful death and negligence since 2024. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Care Initiatives, a non-profit based in West Des Moines, oversees 43 nursing homes in the state. Several cases have been settled in the last 16 months, while some remain in litigation.

IOWA – Thanksgiving travel should likely be much colder than the anticipated above average temperatures expected this weekend in the state. The National Weather Service shows after highs will top 60 for many this Saturday and Sunday, much colder air could be settling in during one of the busiest travel days of the year on Wednesday. Forecasters caution it’s still too early to determine, what, if any, precipitation comes with the colder air over the holiday, and more details about the possibility will become clearer by early next week.