by admin | Nov 15, 2005 | Politics & Government
Members of Congress are looking to Iowa’s law as a model for restricting the sale of certain cold and allergy medicines that might be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a Senate Anti-Meth Caucus is being formed to...
by admin | Aug 26, 2005 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a Des Moines man’s bid to get out of jail quicker after being convicted of leaving his baby girl in a bathtub, unattended, where she died. On February 13, 2003, David Petithory was high on meth when he put his one-year-old...
by admin | Aug 2, 2005 | Crime & Courts
State officials say the dramatic decline in the discovery of meth labs in Iowa may save taxpayers money if it’s a long-term trend. Officials on Monday said Iowa’s new law that restricts the sale of over-the-counter medications with pseudoephedrine has led...
by admin | Aug 1, 2005 | Politics & Government
Over the last three months, there’s been a 75-and-a-half percent drop in the number of clandestine meth labs found in the state. Governor Tom Vilsack revealed the numbers this (Monday) morning during a statehouse news conference.In May, June and July of last...
by admin | Jul 29, 2005 | Crime & Courts
U.S. Attorneys from Iowa and Nebraska joined forces this week in Omaha to announce they’ll cooperate to crack down on illegal drug-makers on both sides of the border. Matt Whitaker, US Attorney for Iowa’s Southern District, met in Omaha with Nebraska US...
