A federal appeals court has cleared the way for state officials to enforce Iowa’s ban on school mask mandates. Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to sign a bill into law that will establish a state mandate for many gas stations to sell fuel with higher blends of ethanol Plus, a jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
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