DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Attorneys for three north Iowa counties are asking a judge to dismiss part of Des Moines Water Works’ water-quality lawsuit, arguing in part that the drainage districts being sued contribute little of the high nitrate levels the utility has been forced to remove. The Des Moines Register reports attorneys for the counties also say the utility is suing drainage districts that have no authority to require farmers to adopt practices that could reduce nitrates.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa police issued a crime alert Friday night after getting a report of a sexual assault, according to KCRG-TV. Police say the assault happened Sunday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This is the fourth reported sexual assault on the university campus this year.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man was arrested Thursday night in West Des Moines after a scuffle with police officers. WHO-TV reports 28-year-old Curtis Weis was loitering inside a Git-N-Go acting suspiciously. When Weis stepped outside, the clerk locked the door and called police. Weis walked to a bar across the street, and when police questioned and tried to arrest him he resisted. Police discovered a Taser and a knife, as well as methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in his possession. He’s in jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa and Minnesota lawmakers are exploring a system to allow Iowans to buy medical marijuana from a Rochester dispensary – three hours northeast of Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports Iowans with severe seizures can legally obtain a prescription for marijuana oils, but no Iowa pharmacies carry it. Minnesota’s marijuana dispensary program launched last summer.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A post office in eastern Iowa may be re-named in honor of a fallen Iowa soldier, according to KWWL-TV. New legislation passed through the United States House this week to honor Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry Pasker by renaming the 6th Avenue U.S. Post Office in Cedar Rapids in his honor. The bill is now awaiting the Senate’s approval. Terry Pasker was just 39 when he and a civilian police officer were shot and killed by an Afghan officer.