(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak, Thursday night, arrested 30-year-old Dallas Eugene Davis, of Red Oak, following a call about a domestic incident in progress in the 1000 block of E> Washington Street. Officers arrested Davis for: Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense;  Assault with bodily injury to a law enforcement officer; 3 counts of Child Endangerment, and Interference with official acts.

Davis was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans intend to examine the activities of agencies that provide temporary workers, like traveling nurses, in Iowa nursing homes. “We pay for as a state, roughly 50% of the bill…in nursing homes through Medicaid,” Grassley says. “And right now we’re seeing every time we put more money into the sytem, these out-of-state companies continue to skyrocket the rates.” Grassley says it appears the agencies are also “poaching” staff from nursing homes.

“What is the number one priority when it comes to providing care?” Grassley says. “It’s making sure you have proper staffing levels and continuity of care and that’s why we’re going to look at it.” In December, Senate Democrats called on Senate Republicans to launch an investigation of cases of abuse and neglect in Iowa nursing homes. Grassley says as House members being drafting next year’s budget the state agency that inspects nursing homes, those issues will be examined, along with nursing home staffing issues in general.

“Whether it’s accountability for the individuals in the home or its for the taxpayer, I think it’s something we need to engage in,” Grassley says. Grassley made his comments on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S. Six months ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determined 42 percent of Iowa nursing homes had a shortage of nurses and other staff who provide direct care to residents. That’s nearly double the national average and Iowa nursing homes have begun to rely on temporary agencies to fill key roles.

(Radio Iowa) – Senator Chuck Grassley has been discharged from a hospital in the Washington, D.C. area where he was being treated for an infection. On Tuesday, Grassley’s U-S Senate office announced Grassley was receiving antibiotic infusions as treatment for an infection. His office announced late Thursday afternoon that he’d been released from the hospital and expects to be back to work next week. Just over an hour after that announcement, Grassley posted a message on the social media platform X in his typical syntax, thanking people for the well wishes and prayers, saying he’s happy to be home and he looks forward to getting back to work.

Grassley, who is 90, had hip surgery in January of last year to repair a fracture. He is the oldest currently serving member of the U-S Senate.