DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a man who broke into a Des Moines home died of a stab wound. On Monday, following an autopsy, Polk County Medical Examiner Gregory Schmunk confirmed the cause of 31-year-old Travis Williams‘ death. Police say Williams, of Earlham, died early Saturday morning after an altercation with two people at the Des Moines home.

Investigators believe Williams broke into the home before the confrontation. The two people were identified as 19-year-old Ali Cano and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Whitney Campbell. The case is still being investigated. No arrests have been reported.

Veterans across western Iowa are invited to attend a town hall meeting later today (Tuesday) in Omaha. Veterans Administration spokesman Will Ackerman says the goal is to provide an opportunity for the V-A to get feedback from the people the agency is supposed to be serving. Ackerman says, “The VA secretary is emphasizing being open and transparent with our veterans and our stakeholders in the community about VA health care, benefits and services and answering any questions or concerns that they may have.” He says the town hall meeting will be a two-way discussion.

“The purpose of this is to share some updated information about benefits and services with our veterans,” Ackerman says, “and then the second and most important part is to gain open and honest feedback from veterans, family members and other beneficiaries.” The town hall meeting will be held at 5:30 P-M in the Education Conference Room at the V-A Medical Center at 4101 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha.

(Radio Iowa)

A survey of Iowa employers released today (Tuesday) shows nearly a quarter of them expect to add workers in the first few months of 2016. Karen Miller is spokesperson for Manpower Group. “Twenty-four-percent of those employers we surveyed said they’re looking to increase staffing levels in the first quarter of the year,” Miller said. While that’s positive news for those Iowans seeking employment, many other Iowans could be losing their jobs, according to the new survey.

“Nine-percent (of the Iowa employers surveyed) said they’re looking to do some decreasing,” Miller said. Another 66-percent of the Iowa employers surveyed believe they’ll maintain their current staff levels between January and March. The Q-1 Manpower survey gives Iowa a “net employment outlook” of 15-percent. That’s down from 20-percent three months ago and 16-percent one year ago.

(Radio Iowa)