A collision between a pickup and an SUV Tuesday night in Mills County, resulted in both drivers being sent to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by 59-year old Bruce Edward Farrow, of Council Bluffs, was traveling south on 221st Street at around 8:15-p.m., as a 2009 Ford Edge driven by 46-year old Gayleen Marie Chickering, of Glenwood, was traveling northbound.

The pickup, for reasons unknown, crossed the center line of the road just north of Deacon Road, and struck the SUV head-on. The impact caused the pickup to spin and come to rest on the east shoulder of the road. The SUV came to rest on the east shoulder as well.

Farrow was transported by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. Chickering was flown by LifeNet to Bergan Mercy Hospital. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts. the Glenwood..Pacific Junction…Oak Township and Silver City Fire and Rescue Departments assisted at the scene.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that human remains found buried on the property of a Cedar Rapids home are those of a missing eastern Iowa man. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release Tuesday that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the body as that of 31-year-old Christopher Bagley of Walker. Officials say he was stabbed to death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A committee has approved a bill that would amend the Iowa Constitution to declare there is no right to an abortion in Iowa, making it eligible for debate in the full Senate. All but three of the 32 Senate Republicans have signed onto the bill, which the committee approved Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bill that requires all Iowa businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employees are legally authorized to work in the United States or face losing their business license. The bill is now eligible for Senate debate. The bill voted out of a committee Tuesday prohibits businesses from knowingly employing workers with no legal residency status or citizenship.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that would require tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients to work to keep their benefits. Medicaid is a health insurance program for poor or disabled people. State officials say about 60,000 people could be affected by the bill, which requires recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per week. Seven other states have similar laws including Arkansas, where more than 18,000 Medicaid recipients were kicked off after last year’s enactment.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowa environmental officials plan to find out how many public water systems in the state are having problems with an element called manganese. It naturally occurs in soil, water and even foods we eat like nuts, but too much of it is linked to nervous system disorders. Corey McCoid, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says closer investigation is needed.

McCoid says, “We’ll look at testing all the different water supplies across the state to determine what (levels) their manganese is in their source water.” McCoid says the D-N-R is working out contracting with labs and does not have a set timeline for testing water systems. Federal guidelines recommend adults don’t drink the water if manganese levels are higher than one-milligram per liter, and levels are about a half-milligram per liter higher in the the Guthrie County town of Bagley.

Since manganese levels in Bagley were only slightly above the recommended levels, state toxicologist Stuart Schmitz says it’s not raising any alarms. “We would be more concerned about the exposure if you’re inhaling manganese, as in exposure to welding fumes in an occupational exposure,” Schmitz says. “That’s where the serious health impacts are more seen.” That includes health impacts like involuntary shaking and other effects to the nervous system.

While the Environmental Protection Agency set the health advisory of one milligram per liter for manganese, Schmitz says he would be concerned about neurological health impacts if Bagley’s manganese levels were at two milligrams.

(Thanks to Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that would require tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients to work to keep their benefits. Medicaid is a health insurance program for poor or disabled people paid for with federal and state money. Among those covered in Iowa are 172,000 adults living in poverty who were added to the program as part of a health care insurance expansion enabled by the Affordable Care Act.

Republican Sen. Jason Schultz says there’s a “groundswell of support” for a work requirement in his northwest Iowa district. State officials say about 60,000 people could be affected by the bill, which requires recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per week. Opponents say it could kick people off Medicaid who must stay home, such as to care for a parent with Alzheimer’s.

The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation says seven other states have similar laws, including Arkansas where 18,000 Medicaid recipients were kicked off their health insurance after last year’s enactment of the law.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bill that requires all Iowa businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employees are legally authorized to work in the United States or face losing their business license. The bill is now eligible for Senate debate.

The bill voted out of a committee Tuesday prohibits businesses from knowingly employing workers with no legal residency status. It requires Iowa Workforce Development to investigate violations and enforce the measure.

Democratic Sen. Rob Hogg echoed the concerns of several business groups who say E-Verify routinely wrongly flags U.S. citizens as not being in the country legally and makes other errors. Republican Sen. Julian Garrett says employers who pay low wages to workers in the country illegally creates an unfair advantage over companies that follow the rules. He says the bill would help ensure only legal workers are employed in Iowa.

Garrett says more than 20 states have similar measures.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A committee has approved a bill that would amend the Iowa Constitution to declare there is no right to an abortion in Iowa, making it eligible for debate in the full Senate. All but three of the 32 Senate Republicans have signed onto the bill, which the committee approved Tuesday. No Democrats have signaled support of the measure.

Republican Sen. Jake Chapman introduced it in January, just days after an Iowa judge overturned last year’s fetal heartbeat law, which banned abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Chapman says his bill addresses what he considers judicial tyranny and overreach.

Democratic Sen. Claire Celsi says she’s disgusted by Republican attempts to “spread misinformation and scare monger about women’s constitutional rights to make their own health care decisions.” She says the bill is a response to GOP frustrations over their lack of progress in the courts.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that human remains found buried on the property of a Cedar Rapids home are those of a missing eastern Iowa man. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release Tuesday that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the body as that of 31-year-old Christopher Bagley of Walker. Officials say he was stabbed to death.

Bagley’s remains were found Friday after deputies and other law enforcement agencies searched the property. No other details of what led police to the property were released. Police have not said they have any suspects, and no arrests have been announced.