DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Most abortions in Iowa would be prohibited after 20 weeks under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa Senate. Republican lawmakers said the legislation is a positive step that will curb abortions. Senate Democrats say abortion should be a woman’s choice. The bill says that any person who intentionally terminates a pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks commits a Class C felony. The bill allows exceptions to preserve the life of the mother.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Some Davenport residents are still without power after storms went through Iowa last week. WQAD-TV reports many of the residents of the Patriot Mobile Home Park have no water, heat, or electricity. The park owns the electrical poles, and the park manager says it could be months before power is restored.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Hiawatha man facing a murder charge will claim insanity at his trial. KCRG-TV reports 32-year-old Joseph Hubbard is alleged to have killed his mother when he shoved an apple down her throat. Police found Hubbard naked on a street trying to break into vehicles. He previously tried to burn his clothes in a storage shed of a church and punched a man while there. Police later found his mother’s body at the mobile home park where they lived.

HAMILTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person died Tuesday in a single-vehicle accident in Hamilton County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 54-year-old Michelle Salter of Fort Dodge lost control of her 1993 Chevy Lumina minivan, entered the ditch, and collided head-on into a concrete bridge pillar.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man has been charged for crashing his vehicle into an iconic Des Moines sculpture causing $250,000 in damages. KCCI-TV reports 64-year-old Ronald Hollar has been charged with second offense OWI after crashing into the “Spectral Liberation” sculpture outside the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. When asked to estimate how intoxicated he was on a scale of 1-10, Hollar stated he was a six.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is accusing a Colorado-based company of ripping people off by selling what they claim is drinkable sunscreen. WHO-TV reports the product is called Harmonized Water, and claims to be a “UV neutralizer” that can protect people from harmful solar rays by being sprayed into the mouth. It promises to create a “wave” that blocks UV radiation. Miller says there is no valid testing to back up that claim.