DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines chiropractor will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually abusing children. A judge sentenced Joshua Hanisch to 20 years in prison for two counts of sex abuse and a drug charge. Hanisch lost his chiropractic license in 2020 when police accused him of sexually abusing six girls as young as 7 years old.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Firefighters found deadly levels of carbon monoxide inside a Waterloo event complex that was hosting a monster truck rally where dozens of people were sickened over the weekend. Levels of more than 300 parts per million were detected Saturday inside the National Cattle Congress grounds’ Hippodrome. Levels higher than 50 ppm would warrant an evacuation. A total of 77 people from the event were treated in emergency rooms.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Ames police on Thursday confirmed that former Iowa State University basketball player Xavier Foster is no longer under investigation in a sexual assault case.
Foster was dismissed from the team in October of 2021. Although a specific cause for his removal was not released by the university, Foster was accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female in 2020.

FRUITLAND, IA (IRN) – Muscatine police say an anonymous tip led to the rescue of 42 dogs that were living in a mobile home. The animals were rescued from the home last week. The investigation is continuing. No charges have been filed. The dogs are being cared for by the Muscatine Humane Society.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa school districts will receive a 2.5% rise in per-pupil state aid next budget year after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a school funding package Thursday. The increase won’t keep up with inflation.