Breaking ties as the Boy Scouts of America face widespread sexual abuse accusations is intended to protect the churches from further liability.
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Breaking ties as the Boy Scouts of America face widespread sexual abuse accusations is intended to protect the churches from further liability.
Live video plus tweets from reporter Trish Mehaffey, who is in Jones County District Court for the sentencing hearing of Thomas Woodard. Earlier this month, Woodard pleaded guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, and one count each of attempted murder and second-degree kidnapping for the March attacks on correctional officer Robert McFarland and prison nurse Lorena Schulte.
Marion man sentenced to 9 months in federal prison for bilking unemployment benefits from Arizona. He withdrew some of the funds in cash and used a Bitcoin ATM to send the funds to other participants in the scheme. He also kept some for himself.
Two Oxford teens have been arrested over the weekend in connection with a string of attempted vehicle burglaries in Tiffin.
Judge denies increasing bail for man who is repeat domestic abuser. Prosecutor says he violated no contact order and has history of violations.
A Shellsburg man, charged along with 10 others for a heroin/fentanyl distribution ring, will remain in jail pending trial.
IOWA CITY — An Iowa City man faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting in July after police executed …
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
Additionally, the Corrections Department said about 61 percent of the state’s prison staff have reported being fully vaccinated — again, higher than the rate for the state’s overall eligible population.
Marion man sentenced Tuesday to up to 25 years in prison for shooting a man last January, along with drug, gun and burglary charges.
Trial for Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally beating his 71-year-old mother has been reset again to March 1.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said a man and a woman were injured over the weekend when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Jeep on Highway 151 in Fairfax.
Iowa City Police said Dupree Savon Thompson, 23, of North Liberty, fired a gun during an altercation in an alleyway near the 100 block of South Clinton Street in the early morning hours of April 4 then fled the area.
Linn County sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash about 5:54 a.m. March 7, 2020, in Walford, according to a criminal complaint. A Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Edwin Arenivas, 22, of Marengo, crossed the centerline and struck John Erik Halvorson’s vehicle head-on, the complaint shows.
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