Sex in jail = 30 year sentence; groom bites bride; kiss Valentine's Day goodbye
Odd and interesting news from the Midwest.
DETROIT (AP) — A new initiative in downtown Detroit uses repurposed parking meters to collect donations for nonprofits that serve the homeless.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has revealed that Iowa Workforce Development paid more than $97,000 in unemployment benefits to people c…
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 27-year-old woman has been given two years of probation after taking a plea deal in an Iowa sex-with-a-teen case.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow teachers and school administrators to be prosecuted for presentin…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than three-quarters of Indiana's school districts are receiving A or B grades under the state's rating system.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Polk County jailor to 30 years in prison for having sex with multiple inmates.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's top law enforcer is in close contact with the anti-abortion group Ohio Right to Life, whose president sent a text…
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police in central Indiana say they arrested a groom after he allegedly sunk his teeth into his bride's arm during a fight …
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Officials in Aberdeen say about 40 cattle are loose and milling about town.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Passenger cars without front-end license plate brackets could drive legally with only a rear plate under a bill advanced …
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The lack of a state budget is continuing to affect state universities in Illinois, with some schools planning additional c…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The number of Kansas residents older than 65 is expected to double in the next 50 years, outnumbering children for the fi…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans are reviving an effort to weed out waste from Minnesota's subsidized health care programs.
