Des Moines IA

WAUKEE, Iowa — The medical director of a Waukee health spa was fined $10,000 for not appropriately overseeing operations of employees he was deemed responsible for. According to allegations brought against Dr. Daniel Kollmorgen in early December, as medical director of 4Ever Young Med Spa & Wellness Center, he is...

Warren County will be the new venue for the jury trial in the case of the State of Iowa v. George W. Douglas. Originally scheduled to begin Oct. 13 in Clarke County, Douglas filed an oral motion on day one of the trial with no resistance from the state. At the time, it was found that the jury pool in Clarke County...

The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit (ISPCMVU) shared images of multiple equipment violations recently found on a commercial vehicle as a reminder to truckers to “look underneath” as part of their pre-trip inspections. On Monday, December 29, 2025, ISPCMVU took to social media with a message for the...

Arguments over whether pre-existing conditions contribute to or cause a workplace injury can be difficult to resolve and lead to protracted legal battles. An Iowa worker appealed several unfavorable rulings, but he still didn’t prevail when the state’s Court of Appeals finally ruled on the case in October.

A Des Moines area respiratory therapist is facing multiple disciplinary charges from state regulators, including negligence in the practice of the profession. Records of the Iowa Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography show that respiratory therapist Philip A. Kester, 41, has been charged with habitual...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Iowa is on track to see its lowest number of deaths from car crashes in a century this year. As of Monday, 259 Iowans have died in 2025 from crashes, significantly down from previous years. Recent crash fatality data shows 344 deaths in 2024, 375 in 2023 and 334 in 2022.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Major changes are coming for Iowans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Starting Thursday, they’ll no longer be able to buy certain foods – like candy, pop, and some prepackaged groceries. Iowa’s new restrictions on SNAP benefits aim to improve health,...

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AMES, Iowa (KCCI) -- Rafael and Sarah Soriano thought Sunday’s drive home to Ames from New Hampton would be routine — about 2 1/2 hours, as usual. Before leaving, they checked the radar and weather and believed they were ahead of anything serious. But what should have been...

DES MOINES — This is the deadliest week of the year for heart attacks in Iowa, and one potential cause is overexertion which, for many of us, can stem from shoveling snow. Rob Gavora, chief administrative officer at MercyOne-Iowa Heart Center in Des Moines, says shoveling is a chore many of us face routinely and it...