A judge has ruled against Palo-area residents who filed a lawsuit last year opposing rezoning to allow two industrial-scale solar projects to be built near the former Duane Arnold Energy Center.
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A judge has ruled against Palo-area residents who filed a lawsuit last year opposing rezoning to allow two industrial-scale solar projects to be built near the former Duane Arnold Energy Center.
The trial for 16-year-old Baynon Berry, charged in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Michael McCune, is set for Dec. 5 in Linn County. A prosecutor said Friday a plea offer has been made but not accepted at this time. She did not provide details about the offer.
In asking the court to dismiss the demand a receiver take control of Mercy – for a second time in the under two weeks since investor Preston Hollow Community Capital and master trustee Computershare Trust petitioned the court July 24 – hospital attorneys Thursday accused the plaintiffs of “insufficient service following deceptive and improper actions.”
A jury convicted an Iowa City woman who helped her son escape prosecution for robbing and attempting to kill a woman in 2022. Lima faces up to 5 years in prison.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office discovered an improvised explosive device in the roadway of the 1000 block of Secrist Road in Springville Thursday morning.
A Cedar Rapids man who shot out multiple windows of a house and then fired shots at two police officers when they responded was convicted this week and faces up to 18 years. The prosecution is asking the court to find he is a habitual offender, which means he could face 15 years on each of the three felony convictions.
The scholarship foundation that was established to honor an Anamosa nurse and correctional officer killed by inmates in 2021 will have a golf tournament for the second year on Saturday. The Anamosa tournament will have live and silent auctions, as well as a raffle and dinner to raise funds for scholarships.
A lawyer of a man accused of attempted murder and robbery, testified Wednesday that his client’s mother was well aware of his bail conditions and the seriousness of the charges. Investigators say she misled them in their investigation to find her son.
An investigator testifies mother of man charged with attempted murder, robbery mislead police about his whereabouts, helping him escape the country.
The indictment, the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024, follows a long-running federal investigation into efforts by Trump and his allies to subvert the peaceful transfer of power.
Marion is dropping its petition for title of the old Maid-Rite building on Seventh Avenue after the owners started working with the city to address safety concerns and repairs. The owners are planning to renovate the building for possibly three new businesses.
A former University of Iowa music professor has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for charges of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine that resulted in the death of a victim, and possessing child pornography.
The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office removed 39 dogs from a dog shelter east of Tipton this week after receiving complaints of animal neglect at the facility.
A former social worker with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics was arrested this week on charges he had a sexual relationship with a client.
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