Iowa’s solicitor general has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault after he was arrested and accused over the weekend of taking several swings at a Des Moines bar bouncer.
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Iowa’s solicitor general has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault after he was arrested and accused over the weekend of taking several swings at a Des Moines bar bouncer.
U.S. Magistrate Henry Locher of the Southern District of Iowa is among five judicial nominees President Biden named Wednesday.
Assistant Linn County Attorney Matt Kishinami is recognized for work on child abuse cases by the Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
“Thank God,” mother of 22-year-old Kaleek Jones, who was fatally shot on Ped Mall in 2017, said after the Iowa Board of Parole denied release for his killer, but will allow him to live in less restrictive unit with GPS monitoring.
Legislation to require a paper trail to establish proof of ownership when catalytic converters are sold to recyclers or scrap metal dealers was approved by the Iowa House 88-5. That will help law enforcement investigating reports of stolen catalytic converters.
A suspect in early Sunday’s shooting in a downtown nightclub killed Nicole Owens, 35, and shot another man in the head, critically injuring him, a criminal complaint filed Tuesday shows.
Judge resets reverse waiver hearings for Fairfield teens charged with beating to death their Spanish teacher with a baseball bat. Teens, who are charged as adults, are asking court to move cases to juvenile court.
A suspect in a shooting early Sunday inside a downtown nightclub that killed two people celebrating a mutual friends’s birthday was arrested Monday on a second-degree murder charge and other counts, police announced.
The shooting occurred at 1:27 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, 415 Third St. SE. Police were on a routine patrol downtown at the time and were able to respond rapidly.
The officer, who was not identified, was not injured and the shooting was under investigation. Police said multiple shots were fired, and rounds hit the home, garage and a take-home squad car.
Three men face federal prison terms. Eleven were indicted as part of the conspiracy. Six are pending trial and two others also pleaded.
The man convicted of fatally stabbing Chris Bagley will represent himself in his drug trial April 19. He is already serving up 57 years in prison in the murder.
Cedar Rapids lawyer Dave O’Brien hopes more local governments follow Cerro Gordo County officials’ lead by admitting wrongdoing for a man who died in jail due to neglect and agreed to pay the settlement.
The Iowa Supreme Court this week rejected zoo owners Pamela and Thomas Sellner’s efforts to set aside a judge’s finding that they were in contempt for having refused a court order to surrender the animals at their roadside attraction near Manchester.
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