by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 30, 2010 | Politics & Government
The 2010 Iowa legislative session is history and over the past three months lawmakers passed laws that will change every day life for many Iowans. Legislators passed a bill which makes it illegal to read or send text messages while you’re driving. The new law is...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2010 | Crime & Courts, Education
The teacher and coach from Belmond-Klemme High School who’s accused of sexually exploiting a student has waived her preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in Wright County District Court. Thirty-three-year-old Jodi Barrus was scheduled to make her initial...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 30, 2010 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
There was a fight in the Iowa House this morning over whether women should be able to take time away from work to pump breast milk for their babies. The Iowa Senate had endorsed what supporters called “The Family Friendly Workplace Act” but the House did...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
The size and scope of the overall plan for state spending will be determined by the final bill to clear the 2010 Iowa Legislature. Lawmakers hope to wrap up work on that bill sometime today. After initial hesitation in the Iowa House, Democratic lawmakers have given...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2010 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
The Jackson County Sheriff is investigating an apparent farm fatality. At about 5:30 p.m. Monday, authorities were called to a farm just south of Bellvue. A co-worker was checking on another person who had failed to show up for work. He discovered the body of...
