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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-1ST LD WRITETHRUIowa GOP considers mandatory minimums for domestic abusersDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa House is considering a bill to establish mandatory minimum sentences for some people convicted of domestic abuse.The Republican-controlled House is expected to vote on the legislation Thursday. It would create mandatory minimums for some abuse, harassment and stalking convictions.
SANCTUARY CITY-IOWACouncil: Iowa City won't help feds enforce immigration lawsIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City leaders have decided the city won't help federal officials enforce immigration law.The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a resolution that says the city — with few exceptions — will take no law enforcement action and won't spend any city money to aid the feds.The council decided at a previous meeting not to declare itself a "sanctuary city."
PIPELINE-IOWA LANDOWNERS LAWSUITJudge hears landowners' challenge to Dakota Access pipelineDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of Iowa landowners forced to allow a Texas oil company to put a crude oil pipeline under their farmland is asking the state courts to throw out what they consider "illegal easements" through their land and some say if they win they want the pipeline dug up and removed.
CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT-MALE DISCRIMINATIONLawsuit: Men treated unfairly in college sex assault casesDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Drake University student has sued the university claiming it discriminated against him by failing to consider his allegations of sexual assault by a female student but believing her allegations against him.
IOWA STATE PRESIDENT-FLIGHTS-THE LATESTBoard supports Iowa State president after airplane scandalANKENY, Iowa (AP) — The board that governs Iowa's public universities is letting Iowa State University President Steven Leath keep his job after he admitted mistakes in using university airplanes.Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter is commending Leath for taking responsibility for problems identified in an audit of his use of planes.
COSTLY APARTMENT FINESApartment building's owner fined $40,000 by Council Bluffs(Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, http://www.nonpareilonline.com)COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a Council Bluffs apartment building faces a $40,000 fine for failing to register with a local inspection program, and more fines may be added.
HOSPITAL SETTLEMENT-OPEN RECORDSPublic hospital refuses to release terms of settlement(Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A county-owned hospital in western Iowa is refusing to reveal the amount of a settlement paid to the family of a woman who died from a botched colonoscopy, despite state law that says settlements made by government agencies are public record.
IOWA OVERDOSE DEATHSIowa overdose deaths drop significantly in past 2 years(Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state official credits increased use of overdose antidotes for a decline in deaths due to heroin and pain pills in Iowa.
OIL PIPELINE-PROTESTStay or go? Tribe gives conflicting messages to protest campBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� Protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline are getting conflicting messages from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.The tribal chairman tells demonstrators that it's time to leave their camp and go home. Another leader implores them to stay through the bitter North Dakota winter.
TRUMP-BRANSTAD-FREEMASONSUS envoy nominee Branstad member of Masons, banned in ChinaOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — If Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad becomes the next U.S. ambassador to China, he may want to leave any Masonic symbols at home.That's because the Freemasons group that Branstad belongs to has been banned in mainland China for decades. Branstad accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer of the ambassador post Wednesday.
