MANLY, IA (IRN) – A woman has been accused of stealing more than $9,300 from a northern Iowa high school athletics booster club when she was treasurer. KCCI-TV reports 37-year-old Autumn Dillavou is charged with theft. Authorities say she took the money from the Central Springs High School Athletic Booster Club in Manly.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Nearly 2,500 students at the University of Iowa will be receiving a letter informing them that scholarships they previously were expecting to be granted will not be available for the 2017-18 academic year. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports the cuts are due to the Iowa Legislature decreasing funding to the university by eight million dollars.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – A police search of an Ottumwa home revealed over a dozen animals living in unclean, unsanitary conditions. KTVO-TV reports officers found at least 13 cats and five dogs in the debris-filled home. The animals were in very poor condition. In a small bit of good news, no dead animals were found.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Uber, the rideshare program that allows users to set up rides through a smartphone app, has announced they will begin operating in Dubuque, Waterloo-Cedar Falls and Sioux City beginning March 31. Uber already operates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ames, Des Moines and the Quad Cities.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the use of automated speed cameras in Iowa, rejecting challenges in two separate court cases filed by citizens claiming Cedar Rapids cameras violated their constitutional rights. The court claims federal courts have already declared the cameras constitutional. A bill to ban them is being considered in the Iowa Legislature.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa House subcommittee approved a bill that would legalize medical marijuana oil and create a state-run program to grow and dispense the product, according to KCCI-TV. The legislation doesn’t legalize recreational marijuana and only allows cannabis oil for medical treatment. 28 states have passed similar bills.