A decisive vote in the Iowa House today for a bill to track beer kegs. Supporters say it will help law enforcement track who's buying or serving alcohol for minors. Representative Dave Jacoby, a Democrat whose district includes the University of Iowa, says it'll be...
The University of Okoboji Winter Games start a month from today in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Outdoor events include flag football and a keg toss. There are indoor events, like bowling and a cribbage tournament. Blain Andera with the Iowa Great Lakes Chamber of...
The state's new keg registration law is now six months old, and it's had some impact that was not expected. Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division administrator, Lynn Walding, says the law requires retailers who sell kegs are required to buy a booklet with 25 registration...
The administrator who runs the state's liquor business says things appeared to go well in the first big holiday since the state's new law requiring kegs to be registered went into effect July 1st. Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division administrator, Lynn Walding, says...
A new state law that goes into effect Sunday requires beer kegs to have registration numbers so the person who bought the beer can be tracked if underage kids are caught drinking from the keg. A group of high school kids started lobbying for the law five years ago....
Beer kegs in Iowa will have to carry an I.D. number so they can be tracked. Governor Chet Culver signed that requirement into law today. "Anything we can do to help prevent underage drinking I support and this bill, I think, is long overdue," Culver says....
Keg registration is a big step closer to becoming law. The Iowa Senate voted unanimously on Monday to approve the bill to label every beer keg with a unique ID of its own. The measure also required retailers to register the purchase of every keg, matching its number...
Tama County Supervisors, following in the footsteps of other Iowa counties, are in the process of enacting a keg registration ordinance. This week the proposed measure passed a vote on its first reading. Supervisor Larry Vest says the ordinance stemmed from a request...
The supervisors in Iowa's largest county will hold the first reading today (Tuesday) on a beer keg registration ordinance. Assistant Polk County Attorney Michael O’Meara says a a diversion program the county instituted almost one year ago for minors charged with...
The state's largest grocery story chain is publicly supporting bills in both houses of the legislature to require the registration of beer kegs sold in Iowa. Hy-Vee spokesperson Ruth Comer says up until now they've haven't taken a stand one way or the other on the...