Author Archives: Iowa Capital Dispatch
New Summit Carbon Solutions CEO teases 'updates' to business plan in letter to landowners
Summit Carbon Solutions has a new CEO, Joe Griffin, who authored letters this week to signed and unsigned landowners along the carbon pipeline project route. Two versions of the letter, one dated Aug....
Aug 07, 2025
Sexual abuse incident triggers $325 fine against Iowa nursing home
By: Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch (Story City) An Iowa nursing home has been fined $325 for failing to protect residents of the home from abuse in the form of recurring "sexual advances" made...
Aug 07, 2025
Jackie Norris, Des Moines school board chair, launches U.S. Senate campaign
Des Moines School Board Chair Jackie Norris became the latest candidate to join the race for U.S. Senate Tuesday, saying she wants to focus on family issues like child care, education and housing. Nor...
Aug 05, 2025
Convicted of health care fraud, Iowa counselor retains her state license
(Council Bluffs) After being convicted of defrauding taxpayers through false Medicaid billings, an Iowa woman is being allowed to keep her state license as a mental health counselor. Federal records i...
Aug 05, 2025
Scholten says Iowa needs ag competition, regional food systems and conservation
Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, said Iowa farmers are "hurting" and that the "status quo is not working" as he offered farm policies he would push for if elected to the U.S. Senate. Scholten's ...
Aug 04, 2025
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann elected as Iowa House majority leader
State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, was officially elected Iowa House majority leader on Monday, taking over the position from Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley. Iowa House Republicans elected ...
Aug 04, 2025
Iowa care facilities fined in the aftermath of errors, injuries and death
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing took over responsibility for many of Iowa's licensing boards in July 2023. A Cass County assisted living center is one of severa...
Aug 04, 2025
Updated Story With Caring Acres Response: Nursing home with history of abuse cited in resident death
Update: The Caring Acres Team in Anita has issued the following statement in response to the following article published by Iowa Capital Dispatch which was shared on our news. "We are aware of a recen...
Jul 23, 2025
'From the ground up': Iowa Hunger Summit explores local solutions to hunger
(Des Moines) Hunger fighting advocates gathered Wednesday at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines for the Iowa Hunger Summit, with a focus on the root causes and local solutions to hun...
Jul 20, 2025
Accused of incompetence, former Guthrie County Hospital nurse loses license
An Iowa hospital nurse accused of "incompetent or unsafe nursing practices" has agreed to surrender her license. The Iowa Board of Nursing recently charged Loreen Benton, 64, of Guthrie Center, with c...
Jul 14, 2025
