DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court says the state’s gambling regulators may consider the impact of proposed casinos on existing ones when deciding new casino license applications. The decision today upholds a district court judge’s ruling in a Cedar Rapids attorney’s challenge to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The attorney says the commission exceeded its authority, and the court disagrees.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – City leaders in Muscatine will discuss a motion to schedule a hearing on removal charges against Mayor Diana Broderson. Charges of willful misconduct were filed against the mayor back in February by the city attorney, which claimed the mayor constantly over stepped her bounds by not consulting the council before making decisions to address the people of Muscatine.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Lincoln High School student died Thursday afternoon after being run over by a road grader as school was dismissed, according to KCCI-TV. 16-year-old Antonio Sanchez-Peck, an 11th-grader at the school, was leaving for home when he was struck by the road grader. Parents say the road is a busy mix of traffic and kids before and after school.

WEBSTER CITY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead following an overnight fire in Webster City and another is in critical condition. WHO-TV reports fire crews were called to the home after a neighbor noticed the fire. Fire crews found two people, a male and a female, unconscious in the home. The male was taken to the hospital in Webster City but died. The female was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals by air ambulance and is listed in critical condition.

HIAWATHA, IA (IRN) – A Hiawatha couple and their four children are trying to decide what to do after their house caught on fire, according to KCRG-TV. Janie Zirbee says “I put a pan of oil on the stove and I wasn’t gone for more than two minutes, and apparently there was an electrical surge and it just blew up.” Everyone got out safely, but it will take months to repair the rental home. The family will soon run out of money, and plan to live in their car until repairs are made.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Republican-controlled Iowa House has approved a contested voter identification bill along party lines. Republican lawmakers have for years supported identification at polling places, saying it’s needed to fight improper voting despite the rarity of voter fraud. Democrats repeatedly argued the bill would suppress voter turnout among minorities, the elderly and the disabled.