Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Medicaid program would no longer pay for abortions under a massive budget that has received approval from the House. Non-hospital health clinics that perform abortions could risk losing other Medicaid funding. The roughly $1.7 billion state Health and Human Services budget includes the Medicaid program.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa teenagers who want their intermediate driver’s license will have to wait a little longer. Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill into law that requires minors to have their learners permit for a year instead of the current six months. Iowa teenagers can get their intermediate license at age 16 and a full license at 17.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a man suspected of shooting a Sioux City police officer. Police say Jamal Dean shot Officer Kevin McCormick after a routine traffic stop Monday. Dean has been on the run since then. McCormick survived the shooting.
MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — Jones County Sheriff Greg Graver says a gas leak led authorities to evacuate an area south of Monticello. The line carries propane and is owned by energy company Kinder Morgan. The Texas-based company says it has isolated the section of the affected 12-inch line. No injuries have been reported.