After being warned about potential dangers in its’ facilities, Iowa’s Department of Corrections tried to push legislation that would stop inspections from happening inside its prisons.
The citation from Iowa OSHA, which our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team received through a public records request, said these were serious violations. And the agency gave the department of corrections a $9,472 fine for the citation.
Union leaders are calling for every position in the Department of Corrections to be filled. It comes two weeks after the deaths of two employees at the Anamosa State Prison.
On Thursday, KCRG-TV9's i9 Investigative unit detailed complaints from local public health officials urging the state to give those doses to vulnerable populations.
"The Governor’s Office does not have the depth of knowledge or expertise to control all aspects of a local public health response," said a Linn County Health Official
The KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team found state funding at the Anamosa State Penitentiary has grown by around 2.7%, even though the estimated total funds available for the state has grown by around 22.7%.
Our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team saw bills increase more than 700-percent. The city utility blamed the cold snap in the South and Midwest in February
Death certificates our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Unit found show Iowans dying of respiratory conditions due to an underlying cause of pneumonia. County staff members told us about a similar trend as well.
An email KCRG-TV9′s i9 Investigative Unit received shows the Iowa Department of Public Health only alerted county health departments it was expanding eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccinations 8-minutes before the announcement was made.
Minnesota’s Governor used a slightly misleading comparison to criticize Iowa’s Governor’s move to do away with most COVID-19 restrictions, including her mask mandate and restrictions on bars and restaurants.
The lack of a local snow removal company left residents at the Town and Country Housing Apartments snowed in for days, which meant they missed doctor’s appointments and services couldn’t reach the residents.
Our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Unit learned fire code only requires multiple access points for emergency services when there are more than 30 homes in an area. There are only around 20 homes on South Park Road.
Instagram posts from the bar show bartenders not wearing masks, people gathering at the bar and champagne showers from people standing on top of the bar.
Our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Unit found questionable purchases from his campaign along with another federal elected official long after they left office.
The old definition counted only those who died after receiving a positive PCR test, which an I9 investigation found ignored people who died with an antigen test.
About two weeks after KCRG-TV9′s i9 Investigation, the number of complaints a regulatory state agency received related to the derecho regarding insurance companies increased by 80%.
KCRG-TV9′s i9 Investigative Unit found the Appanoose County Health Department reported 27 deaths in the county, as of Wednesday. But, the state’s data portal reported 9 deaths.
As cases rise in the state, more people are looking to be tested for COVID-19, but more people across eastern Iowa are having trouble finding places to be tested.
Nurse practitioners are questioning their own education at some colleges. There’s no national standard on how to educate nurse practitioners, while medical education for doctors was standardized more than 100 years ago.
Sen. Joni Ernst made to Iowa AARP that “I never once voted to cut benefits for seniors on Social Security and Medicare.” The ad accuses Ernst of lying, which we’ll address at the end, citing these claims.
23 different bills had at least one Republican representative listed as a co-sponsor. Sometimes the Republican was a non-voting member from a territory like American Samoa.
Our KCRG TV9 i9 investigative unit found major discrepancies between the federal government’s tally of the supply and what’s actually in stock at these facilities.
Biden’s facts check out but it lacks that context. The letter from the Chief Actuary said those predictions would only come true if those cuts were permanent and no other source of revenue was added. That’s why this claim gets a ‘C’.
Emails, which KCRG-TV9′s i9 investigative unit received through a public records request, show a staff member from the Governor’s office was the first one to propose State Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Pedati’s pay raise.
Their research uses debunked myths on masks including it causes legionnaires' disease, prevents needed her immunity, lowers oxygen levels and doesn’t stop Covid-19 from spreading.
