LaVon Eblen visits with Pippa White about her program on the Orphan Trains in Elk Horn tonight.
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LaVon Eblen visits with Pippa White about her program on the Orphan Trains in Elk Horn tonight.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An analysis by The Des Moines Register shows more than two-thirds of Iowa legislators are paying hundreds of dollars less a month than appropriate for their health insurance, a potential violation of state law. Data analyzed by the newspaper shows that more than 90 of nearly 150 Iowa legislators pay as little as $20 a month in health insurance premiums, rather than the $142 to $334 a month those plans call for. Another nearly 40 lawmakers pay up to $344 a month for coverage plans, rather than as much as $446 their plans call for.
The newspaper found the total underpayments are costing taxpayers more than $29,000 a month, about $350,000 a year. The state Department of Administrative Services provided the data, but declined the newspaper’s request for comment. The Attorney General’s Office also declined to comment.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would pass up millions in federal dollars in order to stop contributing a small amount of state funding toward Planned Parenthood. The Senate debate today (Thursday) could stretch for hours. Republicans who hold a majority will likely approve the bill, sending it to the GOP-led House. Gov. Terry Branstad, also a Republican, supports the measure.
The bill proposes Iowa give up nearly $3 million in Medicaid money to create a state-run family planning program that excludes funding for organizations that perform abortions. No family planning money now funds abortions.
Iowa contributes about $480,000 under the federal setup, so the bill shifts all expenses to the state. To offset that, Branstad proposes using separate federal funding that currently helps at-risk youth.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Senate Republicans are considering an education funding bill that Democrats and some educators say is inadequate and will hurt schools. The GOP-controlled chamber is expected to vote on the legislation today (Thursday). It has support in the Republican-led House, where a vote is scheduled Monday.
The bill would add about $40 million to the roughly $3 billion K-12 education budget that goes into effect in July. It would add $73 to what’s spent on each Iowa student, which is currently just below $6,600. Republicans say the amount is all the state can responsibly afford amid budget constraints. Gov. Terry Branstad has recommended more education spending.
Democrats say Republicans are not prioritizing students. Some educators say the proposal doesn’t account for increased operating costs at school districts, and would result in cuts.
The Atlantic boys basketball team faces a tough Hawkeye 10 road test tonight at Kuemper Catholic. The Trojans will be trying to avenge an earlier loss for the second time this week. On Tuesday night the Trojans were able to beat Harlan 72-49, a team they lost to on the road by three. The Kuemper Catholic Knights won the first meeting of the season in Atlantic back on December 20th 73-66.
Matt Dentlinger is averaging 19 points per game for the Knights and he dropped in 23 in the first meeting with the Trojans. The Knights are 14-2 on the season and have won two straight since a setback at Harlan last Friday.
Atlantic has been lead by Senior Garrett Franken averaging 24 points per game and he had 31 against the Knights in December. The Trojans are 12-4 and have won their last 4 contests.
The game was originally scheduled to be played on January 17th but was moved due to weather conditions. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the broadcast for you tonight on KJAN. Catch it on AM1220, FM101.1, kjan.com, the KJAN mobile app, or live video on KJANTV. Pregame at 7:20pm with tip-off scheduled for 7:30pm.
Jim Field visits with Cass County Extension Program Coordinator Kate Olson about the Food, Family &Fun program beginning tonight.
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A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Pottawattamie County resulted in two men from Wisconsin being cited for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year old Antonio M. Spears and 25-year old Stefhano S. Towers-Young, both of Milwaukee, WI., were cited and released following the traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80 westbound near mile-marker 10, a little after Noon, Wednesday. The deputy who spoke with the men as they were in a 2014 Chevy Impala, detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search of the car was conducted, which resulted in the recovery of a gram of pot.
And, a man from Council Bluffs was arrested Wednesday evening on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order. A Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a pickup occupied by 35-year old Anthony Joseph Quandt and a 23-year old woman from Council Bluffs. Quandt produced evidence the warrant had been quashed by the court, but Pott. County Dispatch verified a separate warrant for Violating a No Contact Order was valid. Because Quandt was unable to produce any evidence the other warrant was not valid, he was taken into custody and brought to the Pott. County Jail.
A man from Des Moines was also arrested Wednesday in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office says 36-year old James George Murdock was arrested for Violation of a Protective Order, after a Deputy called to the 42 mile marker of Interstate 80 to assist a motorist checked the vehicle’s registration and learned Murdock was with a 37-year old woman who had a protective order against him.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Some varieties of Skoal, Copenhagen, Cope and Husky brand smokeless tobacco are being voluntarily recalled amid complaints of metal objects, some of them sharp, being spotted in cans.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says all of the recalled products were manufactured at U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company’s facility in Franklin Park, Illinois. The FDA says the company initiated the recall after getting eight consumer complaints about the metal objects in six states. The FDA says the object was visible in each case and there have been no reports of injury.
Most of the company’s cans are not affected by the recall.
A full list of the recalled products is on the FDA’s website . The agency says anyone who has one of the recalled cans can return it for a refund.
Officials with the Cass County Health System (CCHS) said Wednesday, CCHS began a new affiliation with Diagnostic Radiology, PC., on Feb. 1st. Carrie Schmitt, Director of Diagnostic Imaging, said “When patients have diagnostic imaging tests done here, like x-rays or CT scans, those tests are reviewed by radiologists. As of February 1st, we are changing the radiology firm that we work with so that we can offer more services to our patients without having to travel to another city.”
Diagnostic Radiology, PC is a group of radiologists serving the Omaha metro, western Iowa, Siouxland, and northwest Missouri. With more than 8 physicians and several advanced practice providers, Diagnostic Radiology, PC is well equipped to provide remote and weekly on-site services in Atlantic.