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Story #1 – Stabbing in Sioux City

Convicted Felon, Faron Starr, was taken into custody today for domestic abuse after stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the thigh with a knife. He also hit the victim with a brick in the left leg, punched her in the face leaving bruises, and cut her right hand with the knife.

Starr is being held at Woodbury county jail with a $100,000 bail.

We asked some students attending college in Sioux City about their views on their safety here. In response …

Story #2 – Election

With Election day yesterday there is a lot going on in the political world. In Iowa Charles Grassley of the republican party won fairly easily over Mike Fraken with 56.1 percent of votes in the race for Senate. A total of 1,210,317 votes for the senate were reported in Iowa.

Kim Reynolds of the republican party was also heavily favored for Governor in a 58.1% majority to be re-elected.

Story #3 – Recreational Pot

Yesterday voters approved recreational marijuana use in Maryland and Missouri bring the total states to legalize marijuana to 21. Arkansas, North, and South Dakota rejected legalization proposals in Tuesdays elections.

These results send a message to law makers in Washington about support and opposition to legalization.

Toi Hutchinson, president and CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project believes ” State-level legalization victories are what’s necessary to move the needle forward at the federal level.”

Marijuana is still illegal in Iowa and opinions on the matter can vary. We asked ____ on their views on legalizing recreational marijuana.

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