by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News, Top Story
The director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy suggests the next U.S. attorney general may take a dim view of state laws that have legalized marijuana for recreational as well as medical use. Steve Lukan says President-elect Trump’s selection...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
A south-central Iowa woman is accused of having a sexual relationship with an out-of-state minor. Knoxville Police Chief Dan Losada says 24-year-old Jordan Wilkerson bought the 14-year-old boy a bus ticket so he could be with her in Knoxville. “We received...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2016 | Education, News
The third finalist for University of Northern Iowa president is the current chancellor at Montana State University. Mark Nook has been chancellor at the Montana School since 2014. Before that he held several positions in the University of Wisconsin system, including...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 30, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
An annual report released Tuesday projects Iowa’s prison population will grow by 30 percent over the next decade if crime trends continue and justice system policies remain in place. Steve Michael is administrator for the Iowa Department of Human Rights’...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2016 | Education, News
The first finalist for the president’s job at the University of Northern Iowa comes from a teaching background and has done some work in the state in the past. Neil Theobald held and open forum on the Cedar Falls campus Tuesday where he talked about visiting...