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million pills last year. 20% were the pain-killer hydrocodone, known as vicodin. while iowa s amount of painkiller prescriptions is below the national average, some still find the numbers concerning. i spoke with a mother who lost her daughter to substance abuse. her daughter first began abusing prescription pills before switching to heroin. not be afraid to talk to your children, because it s not just a street drug anymore. it s all of our problem. everyone. rose: since this database started, doctor-shopping has decreased in iowa. the program is working on expanding its database by sharing databases with more states to better track patients. todd? todd: right now officials search , for 2 escaped inmates from the newton correctional center. michael amodeo and jessy foley were discovered missing around 10:00 last night. amodeo is serving a 10 year sentence on drug related charges. foley is serving a 27 year sentence also for drug related if you see them, or know anythi ....
before midnight on the west side of cedar rapids. fire crews say they rescued the woman and her two young children ages 5 and 3. at 4 this morning, first responders say they went back to the home because are still investigating how the fire started. a community is gathering to remember 3 people killed last week. and dickson mandiki, all from the democratic republic of the congo, died in a crash on u-s highway 30 near keystone early thursday morning. they were among 9 people traveling to tama for work, when the iowa state patrol says their minivan hit ice and lost control. singing members of the congolese community sang prayers and talked about funeral plans at the cedar rapids central assembly of god church. say they need as those still recovering from the crash. they also ask for donations to cover burial costs. together to get more information. get more information about the information about what the community is going to do in order to plan for their funerals. ....
bikers still need to ride cautiously and rereonsibly, even though they re within their right to use a full lane. 41:55-:57 even if you re right, you could be dead right. mark wyatt of the iowa bicycle coalition says this would cement existing rules and guidelines as an enforceable law. 59:54-:02 the dot has actually adopted this in their drivers manual. it says change lanes, like you would any other vehicle, change lanes to pass a bicycle. so this isn t anything new.w.42-:48 we want this to prevent fatal crashes. we don t want to increase complaints. we want to make sure people people are safe, and that s the big goal. dotzler admitted a law like this would have its challenges from an enforcement standpoint. but if someone were caught passing a cyclists too closely, it could result in 250 dollar fine. live in the newsroom, brady smith, kcrg-tv9. a bill in the ioww house that would have raised the speed limit on the state s rural interstates probably won t beat frid ....
but referred us to a recent article in the register. 6:24. in that article, it said that des moines had reached out to waterloo and a principal and a teacher had given a positive reference. but in the article, waterloo school leaders say they never received a formal reference request from des moines. at the time, districts were not required to conduct criminal background checks of new hires. that changed in 2014. but the iowa board of educational examiners - which licenses teachers in the state - can t legally share criminal backgrounds with districts. and the board only revokes s aching licenses for certain criminal convictions, which is why madson was able to still teach after pleading guilty to trespassing. that s why referevce checks are so vital. waterloo schools provided kcrg-tv9 with its two-page document for how administrator s screen potential candidates. but few districts are willing to talk about such a sensitive topic. i thinkhwhere we ve seen problems, in ....
how the two schools are now working together to make a difference. grain bin safety. iowa leads the nation in deadly grain bin accidents. how the state is making changes to prevent deaths during an entrapment. godmother of tattoos since 1981 she s been honing her craft here in des moines. meet the woman that has had a creative touch on thousands of central iowans. from who h-d iowa s high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. i m lynn melling. thank you for joining us tonight. they last won a boys state basketball title in 1988. but for many in perry, tonight s sub-state game against boone may have even more significance. after facing racially degrading chants on monday from dallas center grimes fans the two schools were found cheering together as one. justin surrency explains how a group of brave students is hoping to make up for anothers something like that you really don t get over. it s something that sticks with you for lif ....