DES MOINES (IRN) – Air quality is expected to be an issue for many across the eastern half of the state today. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert until 10:00 this evening. Fine particulate levels near or above EPA health standards are expected to increase throughout the day. The DNR recommends that people reduce long or intense activities,
and take more breaks during outdoor activities until air quality conditions improve.

DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court had a split ruling on a law that would ban abortion after six weeks. The 2018 bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds was blocked by a state judge shortly after it passed, and the tie on the court today keeps the 20 week abortion ban in place.

DES MOINES (IRN) – The Des Moines Register reports that more students have applied for state-funded education savings accounts than projected by the Legislative Services Agency. As of Tuesday, more than 17,000 applications have been submitted; the estimate during the Legislative Session was for 14,000 to be eligible, and families still have until June 30th to apply.

IOWA CITY (IRN) – A transcendent Iowa Hawkeyes basketball star has inspired an NCAA rule change this coming season. WHO-13 reports that the penalty for certain delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball will no longer result in a technical foul — similar to the foul received by Caitlin Clark in the National Championship Game against LSU. Instead, a team will receive the foul instead of the individual player.