The Marion Police Department is teaming up with University of Iowa researchers to improve policing strategies. Criminologists from the U-I Public Policy Center will be embedded with the police department to establish “intelligence-led policing.” Marion Police Chief Joe McHale says the partnership will help the department analyze information, including locations and types of criminal activity. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Republican candidate for governor says the Board of Regents which oversees the three state universities is outdated and should be replaced. Ron Corbett says the recent proposals where each university proposes its own tuition increase shows the need to change. “The board historically treated all universities the same, while now it’s letting each university […]Powered by WPeMatico
Administrators at Iowa State University have issued a statement in response to a student’s racially-charged social media post. The original post to Snapchat involved three students standing by the “Black Engineering Building” sign on the Ames campus. A screenshot of the post, which included use of the “N” word, quickly spread through other social media. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans who are using the Affordable Care Act marketplace to get their health insurance could be facing an enormous jump in expenses next year. Minnesota-based Medica is the only company left on Iowa’s exchange that’s selling individual policies. Back in May, the company announced plans to raise rates an average of 43 percent next year, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A small group of people with quick-moving needles have spent hours in a windowless room on the Iowa State Fairgrounds for the past seven days. “We’re making quilts for children’s charities. We have seven agencies that will get these quilts,” Sharon Meisenheimer told Radio Iowa. Meisenheimer leads this annual State Fair project for the Des […]Powered by WPeMatico
We’ve heard for months that it’s a possibility, and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says he’s definitely still under consideration for a top job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Northey says he’s been told a background check is now underway. “I think it’s getting closer but I don’t know how close it is,” Northey […]Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images/Kevin WinterThe much anticipated third installment of Bad Boys may not happen for a very long time. According to Deadline, Bad Boys for Life, which has already lost its original director -- Michael Bay -- has now lost its 2018 release date. The film, which follows the comedic antics of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two Miami narcotic detectives, was set to premiere on November 9, 2018. Unfortunately for fans, the premiere date has been replaced with Will Ferrell's upcoming […]
Getty Images/Jeff J. Mitchell (LOS ANGELES) -- Some fans of HBO's wildly fantasy drama series Game of Thrones love the show so much, they're apparently buying and adopting Siberian huskies, because of their resemblance to the huge, wolf-like direwolves from the show. The problem: after the novelty wears off, many of these dogs are being abandoned at shelters. “Huskies are a very high-energy breed,” Jodie Simard, executive director of Wagging Tails […]
NBC/Tyler Golden(NEW YORK) -- Marlon Wayans feels right at home in his new NBC series, Marlon, which is loosely based on his life. Part of his comfort comes from the fact that he stars alongside longtime co-star Essence Atkins. "I love that girl to death. It's kind of like a set marriage -- she gets me," Marlon tells ABC Radio. "She understand me comedically of where I'm going to go." In Marlon, Wayans plays Marlon […]
