ORANGE CITY, IA (IRN) – A vehicle accident 32 years ago left Todd Mouw of Orange City a quadriplegic, unable to feed himself and needing a ventilator to breathe, according to the Des Moines Register. After the accident he lived at home aided by medical staff who visited daily to help provide 24-hour care. That care abruptly ended when a for-profit company that Iowa hired last year to manage the state’s Medicaid program announced that it wouldn’t pay any more. Now three months later, he has died.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two people are in the hospital after their car crashed into a home in Des Moines. WHO-TV reports just after midnight a Dodge Ram clipped a Chevy Malibu. The Ram then flipped and crashed into a house. The driver and three passengers from the pickup left the scene, and the driver and passenger of the car were taken to the hospital.
AMES, IA (IRN) – Mosquitoes from traps at central Iowa parks have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The testing was recently conducted at parks in Ames. ISU entomologist Ryan Smith says late summer is the peak season for transmission of the virus.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – This year’s State Fair Queen is from Dubuque County. The fair board named Jacqueline Ehrlich Queen on Saturday. She beat out more than 100 other contestants to take home the grand prize. Jacqueline won the title of Dubuque County Fair Queen earlier this year. Saturday’s win earned her a total of $8,000 scholarships and other prizes.