Open records audit finds partial compliance in Iowa law enforcement
Iowa newspapers surveyed 99 counties in a second open records audit. About half of sheriffs denied access to concealed weapons permit records, with 29 departments refusing in 2000 and 2024 similar patterns. Respondents noted improvements but caution about noncompliance.
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Colleen Krant
Des Moines Register
Pottawattamie
Jeff Danker
Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association
Danker
Butler County
Tim Junker
Costly vs cheap: Iowa police report charges for public records
The Iowa scene shows police departments charging as little as 25 cents for public records while others bill $15 for the same reports. Attorney General Tom Miller and open government advocates call for more records training. A Sunday recap notes agencies are improving access to public records compared with five years ago.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mike Klappholz
Iowa
Tom Miller
Congress approves action to review Terri Schiavo case
The House and Senate pass emergency legislation granting a federal review of Terri Schiavo's life-support case. The measure seeks to allow a federal judge to decide on reinserting feeding tubes, sparking wider debate over who should decide life and death.
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Terri Schiavo
Bush
White House
Florida
House
Senate
Palm Sunday
House Judiciary Committee
James Sensenbrenner
Wis
Jim Davis
D-Fla
Dennis Hastert
Rigorous education plan for Iowa blind students proposed
A preliminary report from the Iowa Board of Regents task force on the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School calls for a highly rigorous academic program for blind students, possibly at the University of Northern Iowa, plus summer sessions for students and teachers at the Vinton Braille school. Regents officials plan web posting to invite feedback.
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Tom Owen
the Gazette
State Board of Regents
University of Northern Iowa
I Iowa Braille and
Vinton
Regents
Barb Boose
Iowa Braille and
Board
State
Amir Arbisser
Davenport
Oakdale escapee Omar Wilkins surrenders after family pressures
Omar Wilkins, a convicted murderer serving life, led a month of freedom after breaking from Oakdale prison in 2003. He says his family convinced him surrender was right, though he would not choose another chance at freedom, and he now spends 12 by 8 foot cell in Fort Madison.
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Omar Wilkins
Oakdale
Sioux City
Wilkins
the Gazette
Jeffrey Hershberger
Hershberger
Ottumwa
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