(Radio Iowa) – Planned Parenthood officials say they do not yet know on how many Iowans have sought abortions out of state after Iowa’s ban on most abortions after the sixth week of a pregnancy took effect July 29th. Dr. Sarah Traxler is medical director for Planned Parenthood of North Central States, which includes Iowa.

“Quite a few of my patients in Minnesota and Nebraska are from Iowa,” she says. “We do anticipate partner organizations that really focus on the data of abortion care will be releasing data soon so that we can actually measure the impact of this ban in Iowa.” Iowa is among four states that ban most abortions after the sixth week of a pregnancy. The Iowa law has exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormality or life of the mother.

Holly Thomas, a patient navigator for Planned Parenthood, says she has personally helped 750 women in the past three months and the majority were from Iowa. “I recently worked with a patient who needed to be seen out of state. She chose to go to a nearby state, but didn’t have any transportation,” Thomas said. “We worked with volunteer pilots who were able to fly her to the location and once there, we provided her with a hotel room and gift cards for food and ride shares to get her to the airport.”

Planned Parenthood closed and consolidated some clinics in Iowa in the past year and has expanded its clinic in Omaha, Nebraska, where abortion is allowed up to the 12th week of a pregnancy. Nebraska voters are being presented with two competing ballot initiatives on abortion this election. Maggie DeWitte, executive director of Pulse Life Advocates of Iowa, is a spokesperson for the Iowa Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders. “I just feel very grateful and blessed that we live in a state where we are now moving forward with more protection for women and families in Iowa,” DeWitte says.

DeWitte says it took six years to get the Iowa abortion restrictions enforced that Governor Reynolds initially approved in 2018.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports one arrest occurred during the past week. 50-yeaar-old Jason James Masolini, of Stuart, was arrested Oct. 21st in Greenfield, on an Adair County felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Masolini was released Oct. 25th during his initial court appearance, on a $5,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – A northwest Iowa man has begun serving a sentence for vehicular homicide, for a head-on crash near Cylinder. Twenty-six-year-old Landon Schiek of Algona was killed in June of 2022 when the S-U-V he was driving was hit head on by a pick-up that crossed the center line of Highway 18, near Cylinder.

Brian Freeman of Garner, the pick-up’s driver, was found guilty of vehicular homicide while under the influence in August and sentenced to up to 25 years in prison earlier this month.

The Palo Alto County Sheriff has announced Freeman was transferred to the state prison system this past Wednesday.

(Radio Iowa) – A Wisconsin company will be closing its printing plant in a Des Moines suburb early next year. The Quad/Graphics facility in Waukee employs 88 people and the company, now known as Quad, notified the State of Iowa of its plan to close the plant in January. Last week, Quad announced it was selling the majority of its European operations to a venture capital firm in Germany for 45 million dollars.

Quad’s chairman says it’s focusing on growth as a marketing experience company and will maintain state-of-the-art printing operations in locations that best support that mission. Quad closed its Dubuque printing plant in 2013, affecting 215 employees. The company closed its printing facility in Marengo in 2014.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports two recent arrests. On Saturday, 21-year-old MacKenzie Patten, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, pending an appearance before a magistrate.

And, on Sunday, 27-year-old Mattie Munox, of Omaha, was arrested on two-counts Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $2,000. Munox posted bond, and was released.

Two people reported to Glenwood Police this (Monday) morning, incidents of Burglary and Theft. No other details were released.