OAKLAND, IA (IRN) – The parents of Megan Klindt, the 16-year-old girl who died in a school bus fire in western Iowa last year are critical of school officials and the 74-year-old bus driver who also died. Glen and Natalie Klindt told the Des Moines Register Hendricks couldn’t walk without a walker and had back surgery scheduled the week of the fire, so the couple says he wasn’t physically fit to drive the bus.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health Office announced Tuesday its intent to issue medical marijuana dispensary licenses to five locations in Iowa. They are in Council Bluffs, Davenport, Waterloo, Windsor Heights, and Sioux City.

TULUM, MEXICO (IRN) – A gas leak suspected of killing a Creston family in Mexico is believed to have come from the boiler in their vacation rental, according to NBC. Kevin and Amy Sharp and children Sterling, 12, and Adrianna, 7, were found dead Friday at the Tulum condominium where they were staying. It’s unclear if the condo had a gas detector.

FAYETTE, IA (IRN) – Three women who were Certified Nursing Assistants at the Prairie View Residential Care in Fayette are accused of having sex with patients, according to KCRG-TV.
The women were fired, and face charges. The arrests came following the arrests of two other women who were CNAs who had sex with patients at the same facility.

IOWA (IRN) – U.S. Rep. Steve King’s campaign Facebook page mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school shooting yesterday. The Des Moines Register reports the page featured a photo of Emma Gonzalez as she gave a speech at Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington. Alongside a photo of Gonzalez, the page noted: “This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don’t speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense.” Hundreds replied with outrage, and the campaign responded by mocking liberals.

IOWA (IRN) – The Iowa DOT recently proposed making I-80 a toll road with eleven toll booths across the state in order to pay for lane expansion. After receiving public feedback, the proposal was dropped.