Dozens of Headstones Damaged at Des Moines Cemetery 2025-01-18Approximately 75-100 headstones at Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines were damaged Wednesday night, according to the Des Moines Police Department. DMPD officers were dispatched to the cemetery due to a report of two people damaging headstones, but the suspects had already fled by the time officers arrived. Damage assessment is still ongoing as DMPD detectives continue to investigate. Legislation Named After Iowan Killed in Drunken Driving Crash Gains Traction 2025-01-17Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst reintroduced legislation that would require federal authorities to detain anyone unlawfully in the United States who has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. Named after 21-year-old Sarah Root of Council Bluffs — who was struck and killed in 2016 by a drunken driver in the country illegally, who then posted bond and fled the country — Sarah's Law was being considered as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which is on the Senate floor this week. The legislation, which passed the House earlier this month, would mandate federal detention of immigrants without legal status who are accused of theft, burglary and assaulting a law enforcement officer, among other related crimes. Reynolds Proposes Parental Leave Bill for State Workers 2025-01-17State employees in Iowa would receive paid parental leave under legislation proposed this week by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The 'Families First Bill' delivered to the Iowa House and Iowa Senate Thursday would provide four weeks of paid maternity leave or one week of paid paternity leave for state employees. It also includes four weeks of paid leave for employees who adopt a child. Iowa does not currently offer paid parental leave for state employees caring for a new child. |
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