BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A Burlington man accused of using a machete and a skateboard to attack his girlfriend has been charged with kidnapping. The Hawk Eye reports 20-year-old Dakota Poland confined or moved the girl without her consent, intending to harm her with a dangerous weapon. Poland also has been charged with willful injury and domestic abuse.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa residents with Medicaid health coverage won’t be able to routinely use the Mayo Clinic when the state shifts the $4 billion program to private management next week. The Des Moines Register reports that the three managed-care companies that will run the state’s Medicaid program told lawmakers this week that they haven’t been able to negotiate contracts with Mayo’s well-known hospital system, located just across the border in Rochester, Minnesota.

MOULTON, IA (IRN) – A southeast Iowa building collapsed Wednesday night with patrons inside. KTVO-TV reports the Moulton Fire Department got a call around 10:30 p.m. that the roof of the Two Cycles bar in Moulton had collapsed, causing most of the building to crumble. There were approximately six people inside at the time, but they were able to escape before the building completely collapsed. The cause is unknown, but bar patrons reported hearing water running before the collapse.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Towns along the Mississippi River are preparing for flooding, according to WQAD-TV. The river is expected to reach a depth of 15 feet by Saturday evening. On Monday the river is forecast to reach 16 feet and crest at 16.3 feet on Wednesday. Rock Island and Davenport are preparing with pumps, gate walls and sandbags.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa legislators have approved a bill that would allow people to carry loaded firearms while they operate an ATV or snowmobile, and now it’s up to Gov. Branstad whether it will become law. WHO-TV reports the bill would allow landowners on their own property to carry loaded firearms and would require that any shooting be done after getting off of the vehicle. For non-landowners, shotguns or rifles would have to be transported in a case.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The city of Waterloo has reached a settlement with federal officials over its failure to maintain accessible bus benches. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Waterloo City Council members voted unanimously Monday to approve an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice based on complaints that many of the city’s 130 public bus benches have failed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Local riders filed a complaint with the Justice Department three years ago.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Drake Relays unveiled another world-class field including Relays fan favorite Lolo Jones in the Rio Olympic Games Preview 100-meter hurdles. KCCI-TV reports the race will feature the Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 hurdlers in the world.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport man is protesting a child support law that requires him to pay for another man’s child, according to WQAD-TV. Joe Vandusen thought it was a joke when he received a certified letter from the Iowa Department of Human Resources last month. The child was recently born to his long estranged wife, and there’s no way it is his. Vandusen says “We’ve had no contact whatsoever in 16 or 17 years, and the child just turned one year old.” The state says since they are still married, he had better pay up.