DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits local municipalities from enacting civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law. KCCI-TV reports Senate File 579 prevents cities and counties from enacting ordinances that protect groups not already covered in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Last year, Iowa became the first state in the nation to remove gender identity as a protected class. Seven central Iowa communities have those protections in place.

DECORAH – A Decorah woman is accused of lacing lasagna with oxycodone in an apparent attempt to cause a miscarriage in another woman. The Des Moines Register reports that 36-year-old Amber Snow was charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of administering harmful substances to an adult and two to a juvenile. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and was made aware of the incident in January. Snow shares custody of her minor child with a member of the victim’s family, according to court records.

IOWA – Reports of baseball sized hail and a possible tornado in far southeastern Iowa were part of a larger system that prompted several warnings across the Midwest on Tuesday evening. According to the National Weather Service, hail pummeled areas near West Branch and Keokuk, with possible tornado damage also being investigated. After two consecutive days of unusual warmth, much cooler air returns this week, and even colder temperatures are forecast by Sunday and Monday.

AMES – Two-time All-American basketball player Georges (George) Niang headlined the Iowa State University Hall of Fame class announced on Tuesday. The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the group that includes former Cyclone athletes. They will be inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 25. Niang has the second-most career points of any Cyclone men’s basketball player.