Articles Tagged: Black Hawk County

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has found the November officer-involved shooting of a wanted Waterloo man was justified.

A Johnson County District Court judge has denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges a new law requiring three Iowa counties to change how their supervisors are elected is unconstitutional.

A North Liberty man, who was convicted in Black Hawk and Johnson counties for sexual assaults and robbery, pleaded Thursday to kidnapping and robbery charges in an attempt to sexual assault a woman in Linn County in 2023.

Senate File 75 requires Iowa counties home to one of Iowa’s three Regent universities to elect their county supervisors by districts, rather than at-large. All three counties — Johnson, Black Hawk and Story — currently have Democratic-leaning boards and elect supervisors countywide.

Featuring Eastern Iowa women who have experienced powerful paths of achievement for themselves, their families and their communities.

A lifelong fascination with amphibians and care for wildlife ultimately led to Mary Beth Stevenson’s current job of restoring and preserving wetlands in the Cedar Rapids area.

Civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit on Monday accusing an Iowa sheriff’s department of mishandling the collection of jail fees, some of which helped fund recreational expenses like laser tag and a cotton candy machine at a shooting range.

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Judges in two Eastern Iowa counties have ordered a North Liberty man, charged in sexual assault cases in Johnson and Black Hawk counties, undergo a competency evaluation.

Iowa Republicans have pushed forward a bill that would change how county supervisors are elected in Johnson, Story and Black Hawk counties.

The Westerns own one of only about 1,700 Iowa Heritage Farms, which means a farm in the same family for at least 150 years. Theirs is likely the only such farm owned by a Black family.

Dozens of cities in Iowa have urban bow hunting programs to help manage deer populations. While some have found a balance that keeps the population in check and provides opportunities for hunters, others fall short of harvest goals.

The first vaccination clinics for monkeypox will be held at LGBTQ bars in Linn and Johnson counties.

The federal money allocated by the state will go toward paving the last 16 miles of trail along with other work needed to complete the project.

Pioneer Cemetery is one of 12 known pioneer cemeteries in the county.