A Marion father was charged with killing his 19-day-old infant last April. He told police he dropped the baby onto the floor more than once and slammed the child into its crib, causing his head to hit the crib railing.
Angela Beik of Marion was convicted of sexual exploitation by a school employee in 2019 and was ordered to serve a 180-day jail sentence, pay a $625 fine and register as a sex offender.
Two teens charged with killing a Fairfield High Spanish teacher want hearings to request moving their cases to juvenile court to be delayed until March.
A 22-year-old Marion father was arrested after the death of his infant, who died of head injuries and the autopsy determined it was a homicide. The father told police he became “flustered and irritated” with the baby.
A mother said she is “absolutely relieved” the parole board rescinded it’s decision to give early release to the man who fatally shot her son on the Ped Mall in Iowa City in 2017, but it’s “tiring to be a victim of crime because you are always having to fight.” She dreads the next parole hearing.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Black man's argument that he was denied his right to an impartial jury because of a flawed process that excluded Black people and resulted in only white jurors.
The Iowa Supreme Court continued its mandatory mediation requirement for family law cases that may have been delayed during the pandemic because they can lead to quicker resolutions without a trial.
Owners have yet to pay a $70,000 fine ordered by a judge last fall.
Ethan Alexander Orton, 17, who is accused of killing his parents with a knife and ax, will now stand trial Oct. 18 in Linn County. His trial was previously set to start next Tuesday.
“It’s the wild, wild west out there,” lawmaker says.
Under a proposal approved by the Iowa House Judiciary Committee, a person could be compelled to testify against a spouse who allegedly threatened them or a third party or if communications were disclosed to a third party.
A federal judge’s ruling makes it easier for potential victims to join a class-action lawsuit against the Iowa Barnstormers and a former youth basketball coach convicted of secretly recording naked players.
U.S. Attorney Sean Berry was appointed by U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland until a presidential appointment was made. Tim Duax, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Sioux City office, will be acting U.S. attorney.
A Georgia man pleaded to assaulting an airport security officer at the Eastern Iowa Airport in 2019 when officers found drugs and nearly $38,000 cash in his luggage.
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