A new study from Iowa State University finds that media violence affects aggressive behaviors across a variety of cultures. The study’s sample includes people from seven different countries. Participants named three of their most frequently watched or played TV shows, movies or video games, and then rated how often they used each title. The researchers […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Board of Massage Therapy has issued an emergency order suspending the license of a Des Moines massage therapist. The suspension follows complaints issued by two clients of Caleb Lee, alleging unwanted sexual contact by Lee during a massage. The first complaint came from a women for an alleged incident […]Powered by WPeMatico
Supporters call the measure “monumental.” “This is an important and significant piece of legislation to people that support the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Governor Terry Branstad said this morning as he signed a gun-related bill into law. *I’ve always been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and this legislation makes Iowa one […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officers with the Iowa City and Oelwein police departments and the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety recently got some All-American training in how to handle someone who doesn’t want to cooperate. Iowa City Police Chief Jody Matherly was looking for a better way to train officers and after talking with U-I Public Safety […]Powered by WPeMatico
Many farmers are anxious to start planting, but an Iowa State University crops specialist says farmers may want to wait at least another week for some warmer weather so the soil can warm up. Joel DeJong works in northwest Iowa and says you need soil temperatures above 50 degrees, and while the air temperature rose […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa House and Senate have voted to modify the program that lets gambling addicts sign onto a list that prevents them from entering an Iowa casino. “Iowa’s program only offers a permanent lifetime ban, which can scare people away from taking this important first step towards treatment,” said Senator Roby Smith of Davenport. The bill […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill that could dramatically expand the use of medical marijuana in Iowa is nearly ready for debate in the Iowa Senate, but it appears the bill as currently written has little chance of winning approval in the House. “Three days after hell freezes over that bill will pass in the House,” Representative Clel Baudler, a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images/Gabriel Olsen(LOS ANGELES) -- ABC News has confirmed that Josh Brolin, who plays the purple "Mad Titan" Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has landed the plum role of Cable opposite Ryan Reynolds in another comic-based movie: 2018's Deadpool 2. Cable is often portrayed as the more straight-laced ally of Reynolds' red-suited "Merc with the Mouth," who as the R-rated blockbuster showed, plays by his own rules. There were rumors that everyone from Michael […]
Getty Images/Bobby Bank(NEW YORK) -- Charlie Murphy, the eldest brother of actor-comedian Eddie Murphy, has passed away from leukemia at age 57. Murphy's rep, Domenick Nati, confirmed Murphy's passing to ABC News, but provided no further information. Murphy, a successful stand-up comic and actor in his own right, reportedly was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for the blood cancer and passed away while at a New York City hospital, TMZ reports. Murphy was both an […]
