Iowa lawmakers have sunk a bill that would prohibit Iowans from petting sharks — but it's possible it could resurface. Rep. Ray "Bubba" Sorensen, R-Greenfield, introduced the bill in response to a ...

The Shark and Ray Touch Pool at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, in November 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa lawmakers are considering a proposal to ...

A shark was euthanized after it clamped its jaws down on an Iowa aquarium employee and refused to let go. The staff member at Blue Zoo interactive aquarium in West Des Moines was bit by an 18-inch ...

A bill that would make it a crime to let people pet sharks has been tabled in the Iowa Legislature. It’s a response to a shark bite that happened in Iowa last year. A small shark bit an employee at a ...