Three Minnesota men were arrested early Sunday after authorities said they stole University of Iowa baseball equipment and trespassed in football’s Kinnick Stadium.
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Three Minnesota men were arrested early Sunday after authorities said they stole University of Iowa baseball equipment and trespassed in football’s Kinnick Stadium.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he purchased prostitution services through a Hiawatha man convicted last month of forcing a 17-year-old to have sex with men in exchange for money.
The body of a Cedar Rapids woman who was found dead last month in southwest Cedar Rapids had been wrapped in a comforter and left in a shopping cart, according to new court documents filed Monday.
A Fayette County-based Iowa magistrate who used a racial slur in court to refer to a defendant is now facing potential sanctions from the Iowa Supreme Court.
Police found a man with gunshot wound after responding to the 1800 block of South Gilbert Street around 11:57 p.m. Saturday night.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a batch of bills into law
Three brothers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. They’re accused of tying down their 18-year-old brother who died. They said he had a schizophrenic episode and was acting out, threatening to harm his family and himself.
A 37-year-old Wellman man was arrested Thursday on charges that he sent nude photos to a person he believed was under 16 years old.
The warrant, which involves GPS data from two vehicles that were connected to John Vansice, a longtime person of interest in the case, initially was filed and executed in March 2017. The warrant was sealed the same day.
A federal judge this week ordered MercyOne to produce a long list of records associated with its six-year management of the bankrupt Mercy Iowa City after a committee overseeing the hospital’s liquidation accused the former managing partner of withholding documents and details about what led to Mercy Iowa City’s “swift financial decline.”
In an escalation of a dispute over whether a local agency is complying enough with an Iowa law requiring cooperation with federal immigration authorities, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed suit Thursday against Winneshiek County and its sheriff -- a dispute that started with a Facebook post.
A Marion woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison for spending her child’s special needs trust funds on her online gambling and other expenses. The trust fund money came from personal injury lawsuit settlement paid by the Cedar Rapids Community School District in 2019. She was convicted last week for wire fraud in federal court.
A Waukon man has been charged with animal neglect after Allamakee County sheriff’s deputies found 10 dogs in his house, two of which were dead.
An Iowa carbon dioxide pipeline company has asked courts to pause or dismiss its pending legal fights against landowners and a state regulator in South Dakota after that state’s adoption of a law that prevents the company from using eminent domain.
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