DES MOINES – A second person in Iowa has tested positive for measles. KCCI-TV reports the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the case this week in a vaccinated man. The first instance in Iowa was reported in May for an unvaccinated woman who had been traveling. These are the first two Measles cases in Iowa since 2019.

IOWA – A lawsuit involving Casey’s General Stores and a member of the Iowa Board of Regents was settled out of court, as it related to accusations for collusion. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the suit was filed in late March by JF Acquisitions of North Carolina. The group accused JC Risewick and Caseys of being involved in a conspiracy to limit competition in the construction of convenience store pumps. Neither were named defendants in the case.

DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR is investigating a Des Moines lake for a fish kill. On Tuesday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received reports of dead fish in Dean Lake, and that the water was dark colored and smelled of possible septic waste. Dean Lake drains into multiple basins leading into the Des Moines River.