A handful of Iowans with chronic epilepsy are waiting for the state to grant their request for a card that shields them from state prosecution if they are caught using cannabis oil to try to reduce their seizures. The 2014 law that had granted state registration cards to chronic epileptics was repealed last month when […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa research group says the number of manufacturing jobs continues to fall in the state, even after a new sales tax break was given to manufacturers, likely costing the state tens of millions of dollars. Mike Owen, executive director of the Iowa Policy Project, says backers of the tax break cited a common policy […]Powered by WPeMatico
The state treasurer is “raising the red flag” about state government finances. Michael Fitzgerald said the state had to dip into cash reserves to pay all its bills in April. “We have a serious issue here,” Fitzgerald told Radio Iowa. “Our financial condition has deteriorated tremendously.” April is a significant month in the state’s fiscal […]Powered by WPeMatico
A father and son are spending their summer on the Mississippi River to raise awareness about veteran suicides. On Wednesday, Jeff and Logan Hastings paddled their kayaks into Dubuque, where they spoke with KCRG-TV. “Statistics say that over 22 veterans everyday commit suicide. That’s uncalled for and we want to do something to wake up […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Davenport man who admitted he supplied the gun for a 2006 murder has died in a shooting. Thirty-four-year-old Cainnan Devance Gates III was found shot to death inside a house in Davenport. Police were called to scene at about 2:30 Wednesday morning. Authorities have classified the man’s death as a homicide, but they’re releasing few […]Powered by WPeMatico
Heart surgeons at UnityPoint-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids are starting to use what’s billed as the world’s smallest pacemaker in one of the most common heart procedures. Pacemakers are typically inserted in the shoulder, requiring a long incision and wires leading to the heart. This device is put into the leg and carried to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Out of more than 18,000 applicants, NASA is naming a dozen new astronauts to the corps including an Iowa native. Thirty-nine-year-old Raja Chari grew up in Cedar Falls and has degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from the U.S. Air Force Academy and MIT. He’s a lieutenant colonel and a test pilot for the Air Force […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man who authorities say carried his mobile meth lab with him around Iowa City will spend almost six years in a federal prison. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Nicholas William Rotter made meth on bike trails, in alleyways, along the railroad tracks and in vehicles. According to federal authorities, Rotter used what’s called a “one pot” […]Powered by WPeMatico
Heat can be a tremendous threat in Iowa and it’s one of the country’s top weather-related killers. Last year, 94 people died from the extreme heat, more than twice the 45 deaths the previous year. Today is Heat Awareness Day. National Weather Service meteorologist Kelsey Angle said it’s vital to stay aware of the forecast […]Powered by WPeMatico
