DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Charges have been filed against a woman in a January crash that killed a man in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports the vehicle was westbound on Grand Avenue when it left the roadway and went over a concrete wall, crashing into the parking lot below. The driver, 32-year-old Grant Stokka, was pronounced dead. Police say a vehicle driven by Tessa Mullen, 26, entered traffic and may have prompted Stokka to make an abrupt change in his direction of travel.

IOWA (IRN) – A school voucher bill that would use public education money to fund private schools and homeschooling in Iowa is moving through the state Capitol. The Republican sponsored bill would divert $6,880 per child from public schools to the private school or home school the child attends.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A 37-year-old western Iowa woman has been sentenced to three months in prison for Social Security fraud. Jamie Opalia, of Council Bluffs, must serve three years of supervised release after she leaves custody and must pay restitution of nearly $22,600. She admitted she used Social Security benefits for herself that were granted to support another person.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was suspended for two games on Wednesday, following his post-game comments directed at an official after Tuesday night’s game at Ohio State. Iowa’s athletics department made the decision to suspend McCaffery. The Big Ten Conference supported the suspension, and fined the athletics department $10,000, which McCaffery will pay. They also issued a public reprimand.

IOWA (IRN) – A majority of Iowans oppose legalizing sports betting on professional or college sports, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Just over half of Iowans — 52 percent — say they oppose legalizing betting on professional sporting events. 68% of Iowans oppose betting on collegiate sports.