Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for US police
Mar 28, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see…
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Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
Mar 27, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The “Empire” star still says he was assaulted by…
Statewide tornado drill Wednesday
Mar 26, 2019
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa. One of this week’s activities is a statewide tornado drill that will take place Wednesday morning (3/27) at 10:10am. Meteorologist Allan Curtis with the National Weather Service…
Pentagon to defend projects targeted by Trump border project
Mar 26, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top defense leaders are expected to get a barrage of questions when they face worried lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Pentagon spelled out the military construction projects…
Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
Mar 25, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That…
Midwest flooding costs increasing, with $1.6B damage in Iowa
Mar 22, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday that recent flooding in the state has caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage, pushing the total costs from the devastating Midwest flooding to…
The bump stock ban is just days away. What will owners do?
Mar 21, 2019
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — David Lunsford is an avid gun owner with a firing range on his Texas spread. With bump stocks about to be banned by the U.S. government, he grudgingly decided to sell…
Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants in Detention Case
Mar 20, 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the government can arrest and detain non-citizens with past criminal convictions that could lead to deportation indefinitely, dealing a blow to immigrant rights advocates and upholding the Trump administration's…
Vice President Mike Pence to survey damage from Nebraska flooding
Mar 19, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence announced on Twitter Tuesday that he is heading to Nebraska to survey the devastating flood damage that his the state. "To the people of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas & all…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Deadly DC Sniper Shootings Case
Mar 18, 2019
AP - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia's plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C.,…