A jury found Steven Vogel, 32, of Grinnell, guilty of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of Michael Williams, 44, whose body was found burning in a rural Jasper County ditch on Sept. 16, 2020.
Former CVS pharmacist with a similar history in California was convicted for stealing drugs for his personal use. He admitted to shorting patients’ prescriptions to conceal the crime.
Solon man sentenced to four years for sexual abuse of a child and woman. He pleaded to amended charges. Also must comply with sex offender registry for life and serve special sentence of parole for 10 years.
The Iowa City Police are investigating an incident involving two young children in which a firearm was discharged Nov. 7.
Iowa City police alleged that on Oct. 4, Divia Carmelita Greer and an accomplice broke into the victim’s apartment, then assaulted her and her uncle, causing bodily injury.
A former manager for an influential Iowa-based pork dealer has died in a crash, days after federal prosecutors charged him in a scheme to swindle hog farmers through fraudulent buying practices.
An Iowa City man, who attempted to kill himself by crashing into another vehicle, but instead killed a Texas man, was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison.
Marion man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison, $10,000 fine and must pay over $250,000 in restitution for forging and counterfeiting postage meter stamps for his eBay business.
More than half of states, including Iowa, do not regulate nonpowder guns — but the Marine’s family and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness have said they are in favor of regulating air rifles and other similar guns as firearms.
Such guns have been used in crimes and been mistaken for firearms in officer-involved shootings — both in Iowa and other states.
A Cedar Rapids man faces charges of first-degree burglary and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon based on allegations he assaulted a woman Thursday at her apartment in Cedar Rapids.
Christian Emedi of Cedar Rapids pleads to lesser charge in fatal shooting of Malik Sheets, 20, on June 18, 2020. Christian Emedi faces 15 years in prison.
IOWA CITY (AP) — An Iowa judge accused of
, both 16, are accused of killing Nohema Graber, a 66-year-old teacher at Fairfield High School, which both teens attended.
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