Two hundred people died of opioid overdoses in Iowa last year. Experts say the wait for getting into a drug treatment program in Iowa is sometime as long as 10 weeks. “It’s literally like telling somebody that’s having a heart attack to come back in 10 weeks when your bed’s available,” Malissa Spranger of Mercy Turning […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two dozen Iowans testified at a public hearing Monday afternoon, offering both praise and criticism for proposed rules to implement Iowa’s new voter verification law. Betty Andrews, president of the Iowa/Nebraska NAACP, said she’s worried the rules will make it harder for groups like hers to register new voters. “I have great concern about that,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
Five former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture helped kick off this week’s World Food Prize events in Des Moines. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack spent eight years as President Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack said it’s important to say to the rest of the country agriculture is the “most significant industry” in the U.S. “You’re talking about […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Governor’s Safety Traffic Bureau has identified five Iowa counties it wants to target to try and cut an increase in traffic accidents during the past year. Carroll, Marshall, Benton, Muscatine and Plymouth County are part of the project known as the “High Five Rural Traffic Safety Program.” Iowa State Patrol trooper, John Farley, says […]Powered by WPeMatico
NBC/Trae Patton(NEW YORK) -- Miley Cyrus is heading back to Saturday Night Live. The singer and judge of The Voice will be the musical guest on November 4, while Larry David will host. It will mark her fourth appearance on the show. Miley first hosted SNL in 2011, then pulled double-duty as both host and musical guest in 2013 and 2015. So far, this season of SNL has included performances by Jay-Z, Sam Smith and Pink. Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images/Pierre Suu(LOS ANGELES) -- A 2005 red carpet interview with Courtney Love has resurfaced online following numerous allegations of sexual harassment or assault against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. In the clip, posted by TMZ, Love is asked what advice she has for young women moving to Hollywood. After hesitating -- "I'll get libeled if I say it," she says -- the musician and actress warns, "If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private […]
ABC/Jeff Niera(LOS ANGELES) -- As far as Tyrese is concerned, he's winning. And strangely enough, he thanks Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for some of his recent success with his 2015 album, Black Rose. The "Shame" singer posted an Instagram message over the weekend with the caption: "Cn u see this? riding around listening to Dewayne's favorite album Talk yo s*** might make a baby 2night this album doesn't come w/ birth control I apologize." He continues, "Stream it […]
Marvel - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- Marvel Studios has surprised fans with a new trailer for its 2018 release Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman returns as T'Challa, aka Black Panther, the prince-turned-king-turned-superhero who made his debut in Captain America: Civil War. This time around, much of the action appears to take place in T'Challa's African nation of Wakanda, the most technically-advanced nation on Earth. The plot, in brief: Andy Serkis' arms dealer Ulysses Klaue was the […]
ABC/Michael Ansell(NEW YORK) -- It's been over 20 years since Alfonso Ribeiro played Carlton Banks on the hit 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While Ribeiro says he's honored "people loved something that [he] was a part of," the actor wants people to just stop asking him to dance the "Carlton." "I get asked to do the dance every day I leave the house," Ribeiro tells ABC Radio. "So the only day […]
