WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) — Two kayakers who capsized and were swept away in the Upper Iowa River have been found. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the kayakers were found uninjured Thursday. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office says the 53-year-old man and 43-year-old woman from Ames were kayaking near Bluffton when they capsized and were separated in the fast-moving waters.

The man made it to shore and got help from a nearby resident. But the woman went missing. The Decorah Fire Department used a drone to find the woman. She had been stranded on the bank of the river.

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (Sioux City Journal) — The operators of a Sioux Center chiropractic clinic have agreed to pay more than $30,000 to resolve allegations that they filed false Medicaid claims. Federal prosecutors for Iowa accused Sioux Center Chiropractic Wellness Center, operated by Tyler and Tiffany Armstrong, of violating the federal False Claims Act by billing Medicaid for conditions, including constipation and ear infection, for which payment is not allowed.

The Sioux City Journal says the center and its operators did not admit wrongdoing as part of the $30,418 settlement. Prosecutors say the settlement agreement resolves allegations related to the treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries 7 and younger from April 2014 to July 2019.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a Nebraska man was arrested Thursday morning following an accident at Highway 92 and 510th Street, near Griswold. 51-year old Craig Thomas Arellano, of Omaha, was charged with OWI/2nd offense. His bond was set at $2,000. And, Thursday evening, a 17-year old male was cited for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, following a traffic stop at 205th and Badger Avenue, in the Crescent area.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead at the scene of what they say was an ambush on police officers during a night of unrest in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this week. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the dead man as Marquis M. Tousant, of Rock Island, Illinois, which is just across the Mississippi River from Davenport.

Tousant was found dead at the scene of what authorities say was an ambush on an unmarked police truck in an alley early Monday. Police say men fired several times at the truck, wounding the officer who was driving it. Another officer returned fire. Six suspects were later arrested after a high-speed chase.

(Radio Iowa) – The two top Republicans in the Iowa legislature say they’re preparing legislation to respond to the death of George Floyd and protesters asking for racial justice. Hundreds of peaceful protesters marched past the state capitol last (Thursday) night. “Those voices are being heard and we’ve had conversations with the speaker and with the governor about taking a very positive step forward.”  That’s Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, a Republican from Ankeny.

On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers proposed banning most police chokeholds, making it illegal to hire officers with a record of serious misconduct and ensuring the attorney general can investigate police actions. “I think it would be a very good step forward if we could craft a bill that incorporates these ideas, maybe others,” Whitver says, “but we want to make sure we’re listening and these are good ideas that they are bringing forward and we want to see if we can get it done.”

Republican House Speaker Pat Grassley says he met privately on Wednesday with the Democratic Leader of the House and an African American state representative from Des Moines to discuss positive actions the legislature might take now. “We had a conversation. I said: ‘With the timeline that we’re working within the legislature, what are some things that we can do immediately to have an impact immediately on the situation before us,'” Grassley says, “and I’m hopeful that some of these things are in response to us having those conversations and I think we can have a productive piece of legislation come from that.”

This week lawmakers reconvened the 2020 legislative session after a hiatus for the initial pandemic response and hope to complete work soon on policy and budget matters. Grassley and Whitver made their comments this (Friday) morning during taping of “Iowa Press” which will air tonight on Iowa P-B-S.