An Iowa City woman was sentenced to probation for taking more than $650,000 from her mother’s bank account on the day she died.
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An Iowa City woman was sentenced to probation for taking more than $650,000 from her mother’s bank account on the day she died.
Des Moines Police Department detectives have arrested six local teenagers on charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
An Iowa City man was sentenced last week to up to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting others in a drug and money robbery that led to the death of Kejuan Winters, 21, of Iowa City, on April 20, 2020.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexual assaulting two Omaha, Nebraska, teenagers nearly 20 years ago.
Lawyers for Gov. Kim Reynolds, who faces two lawsuits alleging Open Records Law violations by the governor and her staff, are fighting to have all the claims dismissed before going to trial.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety is asking the Iowa Legislature for $385,000 to take the “final steps” in outfitting all Iowa State Patrol troopers with body cameras.
A Cedar Rapids man who pleaded guilty in 2021 to a 2020 robbery at a liquor store has now been charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting that took place 30 minutes before the robbery.
Judge lowers bail for a former Linn-Mar track coach charged with sexually abusing two male students. Bail was lowered from $65,000 to $30,000 and only 10 percent has to be paid to be released.
A Swisher woman was arrested Wednesday morning on charges she forged several checks in the name of an elderly patient for whom she was the primary caregiver, and used the patient’s Amazon account.
6th Judicial District Judge David Cox, who has juggled two jobs and leadership roles, looks forward to focusing on one job and serving his community.
An Illinois business owner was convicted of fraud and money laundering for swindling University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics out of $2.6 million in personal protective equipment it never received.
Linn County Jail inmates who had their sentences postponed in March 2020 in response to COVID-19 have been returning to the jail to finish serving their time.
One of the Fairfield teens charged with killing their Spanish teacher is asking a judge to ban the public, including media, from a hearing later this month. The hearing is for a reverse waiver, in which the teens are asking the court to move their cases to juvenile court.
Man identified through genetic genealogy was murdered a few months after woman died
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