BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Police in eastern Iowa are warning area residents and businesses to be on the lookout for movie-prop money. KWWL-TV reports businesses have been duped into accepting fake cash designed for movie sets. The counterfeit bills look authentic at first glance but are clearly labeled to indicate they are not. The fake $50 and $100 denominations are stamped with the words “FOR MOTION PICTURE USE ONLY.”

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Urbandale police are looking for two men accused of throwing fireworks at pedestrians, according to KCCI-TV. One victim says a black Nissan sedan drove up to him and that two male occupants yelled something and threw a firework, which exploded next to him. The firework in the second incident exploded near the victim’s face, and the victim required medical treatment.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Statehouse Republicans are working to scrap Iowa’s can and bottle redemption law, looking to do away with the 5-cent deposit and instead rely on voluntary curbside recycling. KGAN-TV reports a new poll shows nearly nine in ten Iowans want to keep the current law. Every age group, political party, congressional district and community type overwhelmingly supports keeping the law or expanding it

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Gov. Terry Branstad’s Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to China is scheduled for the first week of April, according to KCRG-TV. While Democrats have tried to block more contentious nominations, significant opposition to Branstad’s appointment is unlikely. Branstad is the country’s longest-serving governor. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will replace him, becoming Iowa’s first female governor.

GRANGER, IA (IRN) – Dozens of students at Woodward-Granger Elementary School gathered to get haircuts at a school assembly on Friday. WHO-TV reports for the past year, 35 students went without a haircut in preparation for the second annual Cut for a Cause event. On Friday, they lined up in barber chairs in front of their classmates to get their hair cut in support of children with cancer. All of the hair will be donated to make wigs for children undergoing cancer treatments.