by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government, Religion
Hundreds of people crowded into the Iowa House tonight for a public hearing about gay marriage. The Iowa House is scheduled to debate a resolution Tuesday which would forbid same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions in Iowa if voters approve a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
A critic of State Representative Clel Baudler’s decision to get a prescription for medical marijuana from the State of California has filed an ethics complaint against Baudler. Baudler, a Republican from Greenfield, claimed he needed to smoke marijuana for...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Human Interest, Politics & Government, Religion
One of the largest and fastest-growing Lutheran congregations in Iowa will remain part of its national demonination — for now. A clear majority of the members at St. Mark’s Lutheran in Marion voted this weekend to split from the Evangelical Lutheran Church...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2011 | Human Interest, Politics & Government, Recreation / Entertainment
An Augustana College Band member from Le Mars is safely out of Egypt. Twenty-one-year-old Jeff Burwitz, the son of Don and Linda Burwitz, is a junior who plays low brass with the Sioux Falls college’s band. The Augustana band’s three-week tour of Egypt...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2011 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa State Patrol says over eight pounds of high-grade marijuana was found in the trunk of a car Sunday after a state trooper noticed the driver acting suspiciously. The patrol says 22-year-old Michael Pappi of Portland, Maine is charged with possession of...