Hospers Man Arrested For False Identification
(Orange City) — The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 23 year old
Hospers man for using another person’s identification to gain employment. Miguel
Solis‐Bautista, was arrested Wednesday evening at about 9:17 p.m.
The arrest stems from a Tex t‐a‐Tip report that Solis-Bautista was using someone
else’s identity to gain employment at Hickory Hill Farms of Hospers.
Upon further investigation, deputies also discovered Solis-Bautista also had two
arrest warrants that stemmed from a prior identity theft case.
Solis‐Bautista was arrested for identity theft, forgery and the outstanding
warrants.
Medicaid Insurance Companies Receive 225 Complaints In First Three Months
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa agency overseeing the state’s transition to a
privately managed Medicaid program says it recorded over 225 grievances in the
first three months of the new system.
The Iowa Department of Human Services says three insurance companies that now
run the program received the notices of dissatisfaction in April, May and June
from Medicaid patients. The department says the grievances were resolved within 30
calendar days.
The department provided the information Friday as part of a roughly 60-page
quarterly report, which was required by the Legislature. Some lawmakers are
expected to review the report Monday.
DHS estimates in the report that the switch to the privatized system saved
the state more than $22 million in the program’s first three months.
Turkey River Starts To Recede
ELKADER, Iowa (AP) – The National Weather Service says the Turkey River at Elkader
(ehl-KAYE’-dur) in northeast Iowa has crested more than 5 feet below its 2008
record, relieving worried residents who’d been prepared for major flooding.
The service said the river crested at around 22.6 feet Friday morning and
would return to below flood stage of 12 feet Sunday morning. Earlier the service
predicted a crest of 27 feet and then lowered it to 26.5 feet.
The service also says major flooding is still forecast downstream at Garber.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Iowa Natural Resources Department staffers
evacuated to the Decorah and Manchester hatcheries an estimated 150,000 rainbow
and brook trout at the Big Spring Hatchery, which sits along the river near
Elkader. There was concern the river would overtop a protective levee.
Felon Charged With Voting Fraud
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – A felon who says he mistakenly voted in the 2012
presidential election has been ordered to pay a $750 fine. Glen Tank of Waterloo
says that he’s “not happy” with how the criminal justice system handled his case.
He says he pleaded guilty to election misconduct Tuesday under a plea deal in
order to avoid possible prison time.
