by admin | Mar 29, 2002 | Crime & Courts
Two former Fairfield residents face sex charges as a result of an incident that happened in December. Thirty-year-old Justin Robert Nielsen and his wife, Ann Schwartz-Nielsen, are currently awaiting trial on grand jury charges after allegedly enticing a 15-year-old...
by admin | Mar 29, 2002 | Technology
Human cloning and embryonic research were the topics of hours of debate in the Iowa House yesterday. The debate came on a bill which would ban human cloning in the state. Critics worried the ban was too broad and might shut down some medical research projects. Half of...
by admin | Mar 29, 2002 | Crime & Courts
A new law will force criminals to see or hear the statements the victims of their crimes make at sentencing. Governor Tom Vilsack signed the new requirement into law this morning and called it an “important, significant step.”The law’s a response to...
by admin | Mar 28, 2002 | Education
Superintendents and school board members from around the state were at the Iowa capitol today, urging legislators to pass a statewide, one-cent sales tax to support schools. Nineteen Iowa counties already collect a one-cent local option tax and the proposal would...
by admin | Mar 28, 2002 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
The state issued a burn ban today for Clinton County at the request of local officials. Acting State Fire Marshal Jim Kenkel says the dry conditions in the county make burning there dangerous. Kenkel says Clinton is the only county that’s asked for a ban, but he...
