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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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.
Lawyers and freelance court reporters doubt court’s order to allow freelance court reporters to work civil trials will help crisis level shortage. They also see it as adding more expense for the plaintiffs and freelancers would take a pay cut.
Calub Storlie was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after accepting a guilty plea in December 2022 for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm.
This interactive map shows the locations of known gun crimes and shots-fired incidents in Cedar Rapids, Marion and other areas within Linn County for the month of June 2023. Details about each incident can be viewed in a popup window.
An Iowa state senator was arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor after refusing to abide by a law enforcement officer, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
The Marion victim survived after the assailant shot him eight times.
A judge told a Cedar Rapids man he had “willful ignorance” because he denied knowing the “incense” he sold at his store that made over $1.3 million in 18 months was synthetic marijuana.
A Coralville man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting in Iowa City on July 4, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department.
Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the state Supreme Court to override a lower court’s ruling and allow a new law to go into effect.
A Oelwein man who was severely beaten and injured by two inmates in the Linn County Jail last year will receive a $85,000 settlement from the county.
“Iowa has been trying to incorporate them into their state retirement system for public safety personnel, but the legal review came back and said they couldn't do that because of how these employees are classified,” National Emergency Number Association CEO Brian Fontes said.
Reynolds and Bird say the Iowa Supreme Court should first determine which legal standard applies to abortion restrictions, then determine the new law, which is blocked by a temporary injunction, is constitutional.
Lamont’e O’Neal, 20, is in custody in Cook County, Ill., on unrelated charges and will be extradited later to face charges in Johnson County, police said.
An Iowa City woman was arrested this weekend on charges that she broke into a North Liberty woman’s residence and held her captive at gunpoint for about three hours.
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