Their gender indentity. The Senate Education committee voted 4 to 2 on thursday to approve the measure and send it to the floor. Democrats have criticized the measure as discriminatory. South dakota lawmakers have killed a bill that would have repealed south dakotas Death Penalty. The bills main sponsor is republican senator arthur rusch of vermillion. On wednesday, the south Dakota Senate state Affairs Committee met to review the proposal. Rush is a former judge who has prosecuted a Death Penalty case. Rusch told the Committee Wednesday that hes seen firsthand how costly and hard it was on jurors and court personnel. The thing that i find so interesting is the parallel that were in a republican state thats predominantly prolife, said Chelsea Gilbertson of vermillion, south dakota. And so the second that you bring up the idea of the Death Penalty, people are no longer prolife. Theyre willing to take away the sanctity of life because somebody committed a crime. However, i think there ar
Associated cases have been found in the us. With no effective vaccine to prevent the virus, an Iowa Research company is one of Many Companies trying to solve this puzzle. Local 5s Claire Powell is here with more. Claire bam jack, theres a delicate balance between giving information on the zika virus and scaring people. Of the two speices of mosquitos known to carry the virus, yes one is found here in the us and in iowa. But its the unknowns that have Iowa Researchers frustrated. Theyre trying to make an effective vaccine while educating people in the meantime. At this time last year, researchers say the zika virus was basically dorment. It feels like a mild flu, most people thats what happens and they dont know theyre infected within 10 months, thats all changed. What was amazing was there were no cases and now its over 1. 5 million in brazil. Its incredible, thast just from last year the virus, discovered in the 1940s, has spread to a pandemic. Recently, newlinnk ames, known for their
Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib our latest clipper system will bring us about an inch of snow this evening, but it will move out pretty quickly. We should have dry conditions by midnight with skies remaining mostly cloudy through friday morning. Those clouds should give way to sunshine by mid morning friday as drier, but colder, winds come in from the nw at 1525 mph. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa jack 1shot meetings, the iowa utilities board has yet to make a decision on the Bakken Pipeline project. Good evening. Im jack miller. Stephanie has the night off. The board held its final meeting today, and there are no clues about the decision. So what does that mean for iowans . Jack local 5s jacob peklo is here with the latest in tonights big story. Jacob weve now sat through four days of meetings for the iowa utilities board. Theyve been revealing all theyve learned over the past several months, through sworn testimony and hearings
Likely to slide over us by next thursday and friday. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. After a week of iowa utilities board still decision on the bakken pipeline. They have been they learned during months of hearings and sworn testimony. The board has asked its legal team to put together a pros the project. Next friday. Elias morning. Elias state john kerry says major world powers have agreed to a ceasefire in wartorn provide the country. Diplomats hope the ceasefire can be fully implemented in just one week. However, the agreement does not apply to any Terror Organization operating in syria. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina missouri officer Anthony Piercy waived his arraignment thursday. He faces an Involuntary Manslaughter death of brandon ellingson. Arrested ellingson for driving drunk on a boat in 20 14. Ellingson fell overboard and drowned 14. Ellingson fell overboard and drowned while handcuffed. And drowned a jury tria
Local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz. Our top story, its week of hearings on the bakken pipeline. Iowa remains the final state still almost four project. The week revealing what theyve learned over the past several months through hearings. Despite no decision, some as though it would be approved. But even now Board Members are getting more both sides of the issue. Making the decision even more difficult. Geri huser, iowa utilities board its a struggle. I dont like that part of this process. Amanda Board Members say, regardless of their decision, these companies will want to transport crude oil. Those local five has spoken with say the board is being very deliberate throughout this whole process. Includi ng taking the right steps to come to a decision. Don tormey, iub spokesman it sounds like the board is trying to really narrow down the issues that they need to address and theyre asking before their the pipeline next friday. The boards legal team has been together a pros from this week