CRIME & SAFETY
Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions.Three months after a fatal school shooting, Iowa lawmakers this week passed legislation allowing trained teachers and staff to carry guns on school property.Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.“We live in two different Americas, in essence," said Daniel Webster, a health policy professor affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.“We see terrible acts of gun violence; no one wants them, of course," Webster said. "But we see this through different...
Iowa deputy’s dashcam captures stunning display of lightning strikes during thunderstorm
A dashcam in a Sioux County Sheriff’s Office patrol car captured video of intense lightning strikes impacting western Iowa on Tuesday morning, with at least one bolt appearing to be an upward strike.
Iowa's victim notification system hasn't worked for years. The state is trying to fix it
Iowa officials are working to restart a long-shuttered notification system for domestic and sexual abuse victims who have protection or no-contact orders against their abusers. State law directs the Iowa Attorney General's Office to maintain a system to notify victims, electronically or by phone, when their protective orders are served on the abuser, and again 30 days before that order is about to expire. ...
Lightning strike sparked fire at wildlife refuge near Nebraska-Iowa border
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lightning sparked a fire Tuesday at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near the Nebraska-Iowa border. In an update Wednesday, Blair Volunteer Fire & Rescue said a dead cottonwood tree was struck by lightning, igniting the wildfire. Multiple agencies responded to the wildlife refuge just east...
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