Governor Kim Reynolds is going to meet with staff at the Glenwood Resource Center this afternoon. It's the governor's first visit to the facility that cares of patients with severe intellectual disabilities since she fired Glenwood's superintendent in late December. "I'm actually going on site as … [Read more...]
Iowa lawmakers consider trust funds for student-athletes’ pay
Legislators in the Iowa House and Senate are discussing steps that would let Iowa college athletes earn money if their name or likeness is used for profit. Senators Nate Boulton, a Democrat from Des Moines, and Republican Brad Zaun of Urbandale have been talking about establishing trust funds for … [Read more...]
Loitering in the left-lane on Iowa highways could cost you
An Iowa Senate Committee has given its approval to new fines for drivers who loiter too long in the left lane on an interstate or four-lane highway. Senator Zach Whiting of Spirit Lake has been given the task of steering the bill through the senate. "I think it is an identifiable problem for a … [Read more...]
Bill would ban vaping under Iowa’s Smoke-free Air Act
Iowa Senators are considering bills to regulate the use and purchase of tobacco products. One bill changes Iowa law to follow the new federal standard that raised the age for buying tobacco products to 21. The other would add electronic cigarettes to Iowa's Smoke-free Air Act. It means "vaping" … [Read more...]
Reynolds proposes new Governor’s School Safety Bureau
Governor Kim Reynolds is asking legislators to provide $2 million for creation of a new "Governor's School Safety Bureau" in the Iowa Department of Public Safety. "This is the next step that we can take in really being prepared and making sure that we're training, reporting and investigating in a … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley unsure how long impeachment trial may last
As the impeachment trial of President Trump begins this afternoon in the U.S. Senate, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley say he has no inkling how long the proceedings may last. "At least two weeks and beyond two weeks is pretty hard for me to say," Grassley says. "I don't think it would last more … [Read more...]
Senators off the Iowa trail, into impeachment trial
Four U.S. Senators who're running for president are off the campaign trail, preparing for the impeachment trial that begins later today in the nation's capitol. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders bid farewell to supporters in Des Moines last night. "I want thank all of you for coming out here. We … [Read more...]
Social Security, HBCUs and ‘weed’ among topics raised during Iowa Brown-Black Forum
Hosts of the Iowa Black/Brown Forum in Des Moines on Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday pressed a couple of the presidential candidates about current controversies in the campaign. The hosts quizzed former Vice President Joe Biden, asking if he might strike a deal with Republicans to reduce … [Read more...]
Yang to be on Iowa campaign trail through Caucus Night
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says he's enormously proud of his wife for publicly revealing in a CNN interview that she was sexually assaulted by her doctor. Her gynecologist pleaded guilty to two charges after Yang and 17 other women filed complaints. Andrew Yang says … [Read more...]
Two in car killed in crash with semi in Sioux City
Two people were killed in Sioux City Sunday evening in a crash with a semi. Around 9:30, Sioux City police were called to the collision at 3rd and Lewis Boulevard. Investigators say the northbound semi struck the eastbound car that was occupied by an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man. Both … [Read more...]