Iowa prosecutors proposed a bill to make criminal groping a serious misdemeanor, which carries up to a year in jail -- but they had no idea it would face such pushback in the state House and Senate.
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Iowa prosecutors proposed a bill to make criminal groping a serious misdemeanor, which carries up to a year in jail -- but they had no idea it would face such pushback in the state House and Senate.
A Grimes man arrested Thursday in Cedar Rapids after an 11-hour standoff shot at Cedar Rapids police at least three times during the altercation, a criminal complaint filed Friday shows.
A man wanted on multiple warrants out of Polk County is in custody after an 11-hour standoff and shooting with Cedar Rapids police Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to a news release from the department.
A North Liberty man man, convicted in two Black Hawk County sexual assaults and serving 100 years in prison, pleaded this to sexual assault in Iowa City and faces up to an additional 60 years. He also has a pending trial for sexual assault in Linn County.
A Linn County jury deliberated about four hours Wednesday before finding Denzel Wilson guilty of first-degree murder. He faces life in prison without parole. The jury did acquit him of going armed with intent.
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he repeatedly paid a 14-year-old girl to meet him for sexual acts.
A psychologist testifies how the mental status of Denzel Wilson affected his decision to fatally shoot Kenyauta Vesey-Keith on June 11, 2023. A rebuttal witness said Wilson told her he shot Vesey-Keith for revenge.
Denzel Wilson, on trial for first-degree murder, testified Monday he felt threatened by Kenyauta Vesey-Keith at a bar and shot him because he saw Vesey-Keith reaching for a gun in his waistband or pocket.
A Cedar Rapids teen is facing several gun charges after police say he shot a firearm toward a vehicle outside a Casey’s in southeast Cedar Rapids.
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A prosecutor, in his opening, said Kenyauta Vesey-Keith was fatally shot in 2023 over rival gang “animosity” that has continued since 2016 when Vesey-Keith killed another man during a street fight. Denzel Wilson is on trial this week for first-degree murder.
A so-called anti-SLAPP law is moving farther in the Iowa Legislature than it has in the past; it would allow Iowans to request expedited dismissal of a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds
A second Iowa City teen who was drag racing in 2023 pleaded Tuesday to one charge of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a Waterloo woman on May 23, 2023. He faces up to 10 years and is eligible for a deferred judgment. But the prosecution will ask for a prison term.
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