A bill that would let Iowa doctors prescribe marijuana as treatment for 18 “debilitating” conditions cleared an initial hurdle this morning and is on a fast track in the Iowa Senate. “We are interested in making law,” Senator Charles Schneider, a Republican from West Des Moines, said this morning. “This is not just a ‘statement’ bill. […]Powered by WPeMatico
The manager of the Des Moines Water Works says the organization will not appeal after losing two court decisions in its lawsuit against agricultural drainage districts in three northwest Iowa counties. Waterworks CEO Bill Stowe says they decided at the recent Water Works board meeting to not take any more legal action. “We reached that […]Powered by WPeMatico
Des Moines Police are investigating the capitol city’s tenth murder of the year. The shooting happened in a vacant parking lot in Des Moines’ Beaverdale neighborhood just after 9 p.m. Police say two men were shot; 36-year-old Antonio Quinn died at a hospital, while 33-year-old Michael James, Jr. was treated and released. Both men are […]Powered by WPeMatico
A survey of drivers about things that distract them finds some alarming trends continuing to worsen. Holly Anderson, spokeswoman for State Farm, Iowa’s largest auto insurer, points to growing dangers behind the wheel as cell phones take our eyes, hands and minds off of driving. “The two things that stood out this year are that […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa State football player is preparing for life after football. Redshirt senior defensive back Evrett Edwards got a special pass to spend the day on the floor of the Iowa Senate. He started five games for the Cyclones last season after coming to Iowa State as a graduate transfer from Duke. “I’m enjoying it […]Powered by WPeMatico
The number of Iowa students who are graduating high school in four years continues to increase. “The four-year high school graduation rate is up about three-tenths of a percentage point — from 90.8 percent to 91.3 percent — and we consider that statistically significant,” according to Iowa Department of Education spokesperson, Staci Hupp. It’s the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican legislators have begun releasing some details of their dramatically scaled-back state spending plans for next year. The GOP’s education budget would end state support of two research programs at the state universities. Republican Representative Cecil Dolecheck of Mount Ayr said the work of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University is done when it […]Powered by WPeMatico
Scott Legato/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- John Geils Jr., the founding guitarist and namesake of The J. Geils Band, was found dead Tuesday at his home in Groton, Massachusetts, ABC News has confirmed. He was 71. A spokesman for the Groton Police Department said the department did a well-being check at Geils' home Tuesday afternoon finding Geils dead at the scene. Geils formed the group in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, along […]
GMA After Hours(NEW YORK) -- In a recent profile in Vanity Fair, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the guy behind the Tony, Grammy, and Emmy-winning phenomenon Hamilton, said it wouldn't have existed without John Leguizamo. Leguizamo, star of movies like Carlito's Way and the blockbuster Ice Age movies, knocked down walls for Latinos on Broadway with his one-man shows. "I feel like my work was justified," Leguizamo told ABC Radio's Good Morning America After Hours of Lin-Manuel's praise. "I wasn't even in […]
