The U.S. House has passed a bill co-sponsored by Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn that outlines new sanctions for fentanyl manufacturers in China. “Tragically, right here in Iowa nearly half of all overdose deaths are related directly to the importation of fentanyl...
The executive director of the Midwest High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) is warning about a new packaging for the deadly drug fentanyl. Daniel Neill says it fentanyl mixed with lidocaine, and then colored purple. “Making it purple brings awareness to...
A former nurse with a criminal history that dates back to the 1990s has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for stealing pain pills from nursing homes and private residences in northwest Iowa. Court records show 47-year-old Sarah Ann Haptonstall of...
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says President Trump’s signature on a bill that classifies fentanyl-related drugs as more dangerous substances “will save lives.” The new federal law will require prison sentences for people convicted of making or selling...
Iowa’s share of a legal settlement with the maker of the opioid drug OxyContin is nearly $38 million. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and 54 attorneys general from states and U.S. territories signed onto the settlement with Purdue Pharma and the family that...
