ANKENY, Iowa – March 18, 2022 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection is warning the public to be aware of a fraudulent vehicle sales scam. Delta Motors Auto Sales and the website https://deltamotorsautosales.com/ has been attempting to impersonate Delta Motors, LLC of Waterloo, a licensed and legitimate car dealership in Iowa.

If you have had dealings with a company you believe to be either Delta Motor Auto Sales or Delta Motors, LLC please contact 319-235-5591 to verify the legitimacy of your interactions.

You may also contact the Iowa DOT’s Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection at 515-237-3050 or invbureau@iowadot.us to confirm legitimacy or to report any interactions you believe are fraudulent.

(Anita, Iowa) – The driver of a semi tractor-trailer suffered minor lacerations to his arm this (Friday) afternoon, during a rollover accident on Interstate 80, in Cass County. The accident happened on I-80 westbound at mile marker 64 (near the Anita exit). The semi was pulling trailers registered to UPS. Anita Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene, but the driver refused transport to the hospital.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Cass County EMA Coordinator Mike Kennon were also on the scene.

Photos courtesy Cass County EMC Mike Kennon

(Radio Iowa) – The deadline is 5 p.m. today (Friday), but by mid-afternoon all the candidates who’ve announced campaigns for statewide office have already filing their nominating petitions in the Secretary of State’s office.

The Iowa Secretary of State’s office has a list of candidates for the June Primaries posted online. To qualify, candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate must submit petitions with the signatures of at least 35-hundred eligible Iowa voters. Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear of Des Moines have met that threshold and are the only two candidates listed for governor. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Chuck Grassley and Jim Carlin of Sioux City are listed for the Republican Primary ballot. The list shows three candidates for the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate Primary in June — Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids, Michael Franken of Sioux City and Glenn Hurst of Minden.

In other statewide races, Democratic Primary voters will decide whether Clinton County Auditor Eric Van Lancker or Linn County Auditor Joel Miller will face Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate in November. The other four statewide races for ag secretary, attorney general, state auditor and state treasurer appear set for the General Election ballot. Ag Secretary Mike Naig, a Republican, will face Democrat John Norwood of West Des Moines. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will face Republican Brenna Byrd of Dexter.

State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, will face Republican Mary Ann Hanusa of Council Bluffs. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, a Democrat, will face Republican Roby Smith of Davenport. In Iowa’s 2022 congressional races, no Democrat has filed to run against Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra, who is seeking a second term in the U.S. House. Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks has a G-O-P primary opponent — Kyle Kuehlof Bettendorf.

Go to www.radioiowa.com to find a link to the full list of majority party candidates for statewide office and for seats in he Iowa House and Senate. A small group of candidates from other parties has filed to be on the General Election ballot, including Rick Stewart of Cedar Rapids, who is running for governor as a Libertarian.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa could be poised to join 27 other states that have so-called “Safe Harbor” laws for victims of human trafficking. Karl Schilling of the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance says while he’s worked with victims for more than 30 years, he’s still stunned by the depravity and brutality of human traffickers.

Advocates say the bill will help turn victims into survivors and give them immunity to testify against sex traffickers. Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale says the bill IS a priority, but the bill won’t pass the Senate in its current form.

Bill backers say it’s important to erase prostitution convictions on a victim’s criminal record so they can qualify for loans, get jobs and turn their lives around. Iowa Department of Public Safety commissioner Stephan Bayens says he’s not opposed to the concept, but the bill as written actually provides blanket immunity to victims of human trafficking.

Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines says she’s concerned about another provision in the bill. It calls for placing minors in foster care rather than criminal detention after they’ve been arrested for prostitution.

She says pimps might try to harass and threatened foster parents AND the minors involved. Senator Dan Dawson of Council Bluffs says arresting a minor accused of prostitution and holding them in jail or detention may be better than placing them in a foster care home.

Dawson says teens picked up for prostitution often return to a human trafficker because that person has been their only source of food and shelter. The bill is eligible for debate in the Iowa Senate. It passed the House on a 95 to one vote earlier this month.

(DES MOINES, Iowa), — A physician from Pottawattamie County has officially entered the 2022 race for the U-S Senate, in Iowa. Dr. Glenn Hurst, from Minden, filed papers Thursday with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.

“I’m proud to have received so much support from my family, friends, and activists through this process. Primary day is right around the corner, and I hope Iowa Democrats will entrust me as their general election candidate this November.”

Dr. Hurst provides care and oversees clinics in his hometown of Minden, and the surrounding Pottawattamie County area. He is a leader in the Iowa Democratic Party as Chair of the Rural Caucus, a Councilman in Minden, and former Chair of the Third Congressional District Central Committee, where he worked tirelessly on the successful re-election of Congresswoman Cindy Axne.

Dr. Glen Hurst