An Iowa federal judge approves class action against AAU, Barnstormers, former convicted coach Greg Stephen and team sponsor Adidas. The potential number of plaintiffs could be more than 400.
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An Iowa federal judge approves class action against AAU, Barnstormers, former convicted coach Greg Stephen and team sponsor Adidas. The potential number of plaintiffs could be more than 400.
The Sierra Club Iowa Chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday in Clayton County District Court against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Supreme Beef, owners of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.
Cedar Rapids man already convicted in fatal shooting of 18-year-old Marisa Doolin is now facing federal gun charge because of previous conviction.
Appeals court upholds involuntary medication for a Cedar Rapids man charged with fatal robbery of cabdriver in 2011 but now, defendant asks U.S. Supreme Court to review appeal decision.
A man who was paralyzed when a Waterloo police officer shot him in April filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the use of force was excessive and has been shrouded by secrecy.
Hawkeye Athletics had been considering the idea for years, Athletics director Gary Barta said, noting growing national interest in the sport while more women are attending colleges.
Deputies said semi driver, Michael Lacourciere, 60, of Morton, Illinois, triggered a three-semi wreck Wednesday morning on Hwy. 151 West when he stopped on the roadway in a one-lane construction zone, then pulled onto the shoulder and began to back up.
An Iowa man sentenced to 5 months in federal prison for filing false unemployment claims in New York and Maine. He used two checking accounts to receive funds and then would withdraw some for himself and some to send to others in the scheme.
Jury finds 38-year-old Robin A. Castillo Fuentes, of Coralville, guilty of 28 counts of lascivious conduct and indecent contact with a 12-year-old girl for over a year. He faces up to 44 years in prison.
The Jones County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a short segment of body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a man with a knife Aug. 31 near Martelle.
Cedar Rapids man who was armed with gun and broke into his former girlfriend’s residence and then kidnapped and assaulted her was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Tyrell J. Gaston, sentenced to probation in a drug robbery that turned fatal for his cousin Andrew, said he wished he could go back and do things differently.
A former College Community School District bus driver was sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping with the intent to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl.
Police said 18-year-old Timothy D. Christmas fired at least seven shots at a vehicle that was occupied by three people. The criminal complaint does not specify whether anyone was injured.
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