Branstad To Undergo Leg Procedure
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Governor Terry Branstad is scheduled to undergo outpatient treatment for a minor leg issue on Monday.
The governor’s office says Branstad will have a procedure done to treat varicose veins in his legs.
Branstad is expected to need a week of rest and reduced time on his feet.
Branstad will be available for calls and meetings as needed next week and will return to his regular schedule on Jan. 6. In December of 2000, Branstad had a heart attack and doctors inserted a stent in his heart to keep an artery open. In May of 2010, Branstad’s doctor located a partially-blocked artery in his heart during a routine angiogram and Branstad had a second stent inserted in his heart. Branstad returned to the campaign trail a few days later.
Des Moines To Cut Jobs To Erase Deficit
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines plans to cut four jobs and adjust certain fees in an effort to erase a $405,000 projected deficit in the next fiscal year.
The city will eliminate three vacant jobs and cut a fourth post according to a 2015-16 budget plan presented at a town hall meeting last week.
Dan Ritter, the city’s interim finance director, says the job cuts will save Des Moines just over $200,000. The Des Moines Register (https://dmreg.co/1H2YNwi ) the rest of the deficit will be shaved through increased fees for certain building permits and inspections and adjusted ambulance fees.
Ritter says the projected deficit is minimal compared with those of recent years. He says Des Moines has cut roughly $30 million over the past seven years.
Five People Stabbed During Waterloo Fight
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – Five people were treated and released from a Waterloo hospital after being stabbed in a fight early Friday.
KWWL reports that police say a fight broke out outside of a convenience store. Police say the five who were stabbed took themselves to Allen Hospital and were let go later Friday.
Officers identified those with stab wounds as 41-year-old Luttreal Allen, 22-year-olds Dalevon Allen and Demarcus Williamson, 24-year-old Laqailla Homes and 26-year-old Dartavious Dixon.
Investigators told KWWL they were unable to release further details about potential arrests because the investigation remains open.
