DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa lawmakers have unveiled an abortion restriction bill nearly identical to the one ultimately rejected by the Iowa Supreme Court. A bill submitted in both the Iowa House and Senate Study Bill 1223 and House Study Bill 255 would establish similar provisions to legislation passed in 2018 that would restrict all abortions after fetal heartbeat activity could be detected, or approximately six to eight weeks. Some exceptions would be in place for rape, incest, miscarriages, and if the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother in certain cases. According to a Des Moines Register poll conducted in March of 2023, 61% of Iowans support keeping abortion legal in most cases.

DES MOINES (IRN) – A Des Moines bicyclist died a day after he was hit by a truck. KCCI-tv reports 40 year old DeWayne Lee Cole was riding on Pioneer Road Wednesday afternoon when he was hit by a pickup. Des Moines Police say Cole failed to yield at a stop sign. The Iowa Department of Transportation has announced that as the 175th fatality on Iowa roadways this year, a ten percent increase from this time in 2022.

IOWA CITY (IRN) – Following a trip to the National Championship Game, the Iowa Hawkeyes are locking in their longtime women’s basketball coach. The University of Iowa Athletics Department reports they’ve extended Lisa Bluder’s contract through 2029, bumping her pay to $1 million per season.