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Disability Rights Iowa looks to grow its advocacy as it celebrates 40 years
Growing up in Iowa City, Catherine Johnson distinctly remembers watching Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 investigative documentary that exposed inhumane living conditions at Willowbrook State School, a facility for youths with intellectual disabilities in Staten Island, N.Y. She shared with her mom how appalled she was that people could be treated so poorly, and her mom told her, “Maybe when you grow up, you can do something about it.”
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
Iowa's regional airport project on hold as airport officials haven't purchased land needed
PELLA, Iowa — A massive project to build a new regional airport in Iowa is now on hold. The plan to build the airport between Pella and Oskaloosa has been in the works for more than a decade. Airport board officials voted to pause the project because they hadn't...
Dallas Center man allegedly fights neighbors on July Fourth
A Dallas Center man was arrested early Friday after allegedly assaulting and harassing the folks next door. Christopher Daniel Sorensen Jr., 34, of 521 Sycamore St., Dallas Center, was arrested for third-degree harassment and assault-place in fear of contact. The incident began about 1:30 a.m. Friday in the 500 block...
Dallas County Sheriff’s Report July 5
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. Wyatt Orr, 35, of 23007 230th St., Dallas Center, was arrested for second-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree theft and assault on persons in certain occupations. Carroll Snyder of Adel was traveling in the 28000 block of I Avenue...
How Can Iowa’s Agriculture Adapt To Climate Threats?
Climate change is having a profound effect on agriculture. Farmers over the past decade have faced intensifying drought and heat stress on crops, leading many to wonder, what will agriculture look like 50 years from now?. In May, at SciFri Live at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Ira Flatow...
Local small business hit hard by child labor law fines
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Small businesses across Iowa have seen fines up to $180, 000 from the U.S. Dept. of Labor due to the enforcement of youth labor laws, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds. One small business owner believes his business has been targeted because of the dispute between...
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