RADIO IOWA STATE NEWS

• Iowa to become 14th state to get rid of time limit for filing criminal child sex abuse charges
  The Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that immediately removes the time limit for filing criminal charges against people accused of sexually abusing a child. During House debate today, Representative Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa spoke publicly for the first time about the abuse she suffered as a child. “It was only as […]
• Man’s scooter ride across the country takes him through Iowa
  A Las Vegas man who’s making a cross-country journey on a stand-up electric scooter is almost done with the Iowa leg of his month-long adventure. Alex Simon left Boston, Massachusetts on April 24th and is traveling in segments all the way to Newport, Oregon. The past several days, Simon’s been quietly making his way across […]
• Congresswoman Hinson supports removing Wyoming Congresswoman from leadership
  Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she supports removing Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post and replacing her with New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Cheney became a target for removal after voting to impeach President Donald Trump. Hinson says it’s distracting to the party. “Our party leadership has to be focused solely on […]
• Grassley says bill on cattle market pricing has good shot at passing
  Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced a bill with a bipartisan group of senators that would force meatpackers to buy at least half of their weekly beef supply on the open market. The vast majority of cattle sales today are private sales. Grassley met with independent farmers this week who can’t gauge the fair market […]