The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

Friday, October 15, 2010  Pentagon memo warns gay troops 'don't tell,' even though 'don't ask' law is suspended

Thursday, October 14, 2010  Defense Department says it will comply with court ruling against don't ask, don't tell law

Thursday, October 14, 2010  The Pentagon said Wednesday it had not issued written guidance on a judge's order throwing out the ban, and commanders in the field said they did not know how to proceed on sensitive questions like pursuing existing investigations against gay service members.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips won praise from gays and was derided by critics as an activist judge

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Judge rules as gays, Pentagon divide over quick or slow end to 'don't ask, don't tell' policy

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.