House floor logically does it make sense for a 1 year old to hold and shoot a handgun yes or no . Even people who are experienced with firearms harem themseves accidentally, so the thought that a 15 year old even under supervision should be firing a handgun is ludicrous. This is the best bill expanding 2nd amendment rights, puts rights back in hands of parents. Any criticism parents rights, thats all very well and good if every parent is Beaver Cleaver the perfect parent. Those heated comments you heard, that bill did pass the house today. But it faces a tough go in the democratically controlled senate. The Iowa Firearms Coalition says they just want Senate Leaders to allow it to be debated. This isnt the first year this has been brought up. Jack a pair of sisters from johnston have been at the statehouse before. Years old, natalie and Meredith Gibson may be some of the youngest people lobbying lawmakers. But theyre veterans. This session is the third time theyve tried to change the la
Llc, a Consulting Firm she was also director of Community Relations for the Principal Financial group. Public records show she also donated 500 to governor branstads campaign in 2010. The final board member is nick wagner. He lives in marion. He is a republican who also served in the house of representatives, he represented part of linn county. Wagner used to be the director of Quality Management for the esco group. Hes an expert in diesel generator control, Facility Energy and efficiency audits, and building control. I asked the spokesperson for the iub board about how they would go about making their decision about the pipeline, this is what he said the board will make its decision based on the applicable state law and the evidence in the record of this case. That means theyll look at all the complaints against the pipeline, the support, and what people have to say at the hearing on thursday. But dont look for a quick decision, the board can take as long as they want to make up their
Are iowas most Accurate Weather Team and we start with your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib since saturday, many places have seen at least 2 to 3 inches of rain, but a few reports have come in with totals as high as 6 to 7 inches the rain has ended this afternoon and we will see a cold and breezy night as lows fall into the low 30s. Tuesday looks mostly cloudy with dry and breezy conditions with highs back in the mid 40s. There is a chance well see a wintry mix to a few snow showers in northwest iowa tuesday night into wednesday morning. Week is looking dry but cold with highs in the low 30s going into friday. Next week we warm up a bit again back towards the 40s, but as of now its looking like we wont see that white christmas. Its a night of celebration at the state fairgrounds. Governor branstad and others are recognizing a major milestone tonight. The rain has stopped, but flooding is still a major issue in the metro and across iowa tonight. How its even drowning out some
Right now. December 14th. You said hey, baby, its warm outside. Cant believe you called america baby. Amazingly warm throughout much of the country. Al will have a forecast to tell us how long thats going to last. First on a monday morning, a breaking story overnight in egypt where investigators say they have yet to find any sign of an act of terror that brought down that russian jet over sinai back in october. Here at home, president obama heads to the pentagon today to tackle the issue of isis. We have two reports beginning with nbcs keir simmons and that crash investigation. Keir, good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. This is a vaguely worded brief statement, but it is stunning. Reporter it is a brieff sometime, but stunning. It garners the agencies around the world. Egypt played down terrorism if the beginning. Now officials appear to say an isis bomb may not have brought down the russian passenger jet that crashed back in october. Across the sinai. There is no evidence
Closure on ia 92 i235 mlk first on 13. This morning central iowa is drenched to the core after a weekend of wet weather. And the record rainfall is causing des moines rivers to push their banks. The des moines river. At southeast 6th street. Currently sits at flood stage. At 24 feet. Its expected to crest early wednesday morning at nearly 26 feet. You can expect moderate the area. The raccoon river. At fleur drive. Is sitting right at its flood stage. Its at 13 feet. And will likely crest at more than 16 feet. On wednesday morning. Drivers are already noticing the effects of moderate flooding in that area. George flagg parkway. From southwest 30th street to park avenue. Is closed. No word yet on when it will reopen. The rain is also dampening a holiday tradition for many metro families. I certainly have personally been involved in a number of floods in december and january and february. But theyre ice related, not rain related. Jolly holiday lights has closed for the season. The annual