by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2015 | News, Politics & Government, Religion
Republican candidate Mike Huckabee promises that on his first day as president he’d issue an executive order to provide new legal protections to businesses, schools and religious institutions that oppose same-sex marriage. “There will be no persecution or...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court issued a split ruling on what’s required in the search of items in a vehicle. A Davenport police officer searched a safe in Jesse Gaskins’ car after Gaskins admitted he had been smoking a joint when he was pulled over for an expired...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 30, 2015 | Education, News, Recreation / Entertainment
While many Iowa communities have tractor pulls, only Ames will be holding a cockroach pull this week, in addition to roach races. The Insect Zoo at Iowa State University is hosting its first open house tomorrow. Zoo coordinator Ginny Mitchell says a wide assortment of...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
A spokesman for the Iowa City Police Department says they were able to work through any international barriers to lead to the arrest in the death of an Iowa State University student. Chinese authorities arrested Xiangnan Li — a student at the University of Iowa...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
Governor Terry Branstad has elevated a former Des Moines Police Chief to the top spot at the academy where law enforcement officers are trained. Judy Bradshaw retired last October from the Des Moines Police Department and was soon tapped by Branstad to be assistant...