by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
A proposal that would let doctors prescribe marijuana to ease the pain of their patients is going nowhere in the Iowa House. A three-member House subcommittee held a 40-minute public hearing on the concept this afternoon, then two of the legislators involved killed...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 31, 2013 | Education, News
Information released by the Iowa Department of Education for the first time today shows the teacher evaluation systems used by school districts are a mixed bag. Department chief data analyst, Jay Pennington, presented the information to the Board of Education as part...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
Three southwest Iowa teens were arrested last night on charges they set off several homemade bombs in their neighborhood. Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green says police responded to a report of “shots fired” shortly after 9 o’clock. “The...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
Russell Wasendorf, the former CEO of a now defunct Cedar Falls investment firm, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. Wasendorf was sentenced today during a hearing in federal court in Cedar Rapids. The Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) founder pleaded...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2013 | Military, News, Politics & Government
The leader of the Iowa National Guard says only once since the 9/11 attacks have fewer soldiers from Iowa Guard units been deployed. Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Timothy Orr delivered the annual “Condition of the Guard” Address to lawmakers this...