DES MOINES (IRN) – A temporary injunction has been placed on a newly-signed bill restricting abortion in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports the block on the fetal heartbeat law signed by Governor Kim Reynolds reverts the state back to the 20-week law in place after the Iowa Supreme Court split their decision on reviving the 2018 version of the legislation. The temporary block is in place as the litigation process plays out. The law bans nearly all abortions in Iowa, with narrow exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies that threaten the life of the mother.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Voters in a Des Moines City Council ward are threatening to sue their representative for not showing up to meetings. KCCI-TV reports that Indira Sheumaker has not made it to a meeting since March 6th. Voters say the council member has not communicated to anyone during that time, including a group that is demanding she return or resign. Sheumaker has been collecting a salary of $28,000 and health benefits. Her term continues until January 2026.

WEST DES MOINES (IRN) – A driver killed in a single vehicle crash in West Des Moines has been identified. WHO-13 reports 37 year old Thomas Davis of Des Moines was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed on Interstate 80, when he left the road and hit the Jordan Creek Bridge Sunday morning. Davis was the only occupant of the vehicle and pronounced dead on scene, and no other vehicles were believed to be involved.

DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture’s weekly update showed more than half of Iowa’s corn, soybeans, and oats remain in good or excellent condition. As of Sunday, 64% of Iowa’s corn and 58% of the soybean crop is in the top two categories. Hay and pasture remain in the worst shape due to the ongoing drought that has all of Iowa rated abnormally dry or worse — 24% of pasture is in poor or very poor shape. The crop progress for nearly all crops is ahead of schedule when compared to the five year average with the exception of soybeans.