CEDAR RAPIDS – A 48-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison for being a felon …
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A 48-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison for being a felon …
DES MOINES – A former state senator who resigned his seat in October 2013 amid allegations he violated Iowa Senate …
NORTH LIBERTY – A North Liberty man faces up to 25 years in prison for his alleged role in a …
CEDAR RAPIDS – Shannon Gaskins told the woman she once regarded as a ‘good friend” that she wondered why she …
WEST UNION – The Fayette County inmate who shot and killed himself at a hospital this weekend has been identified. …
SWISHER, Iowa — A two-vehicle crash sent two to the hospital and shut down portions of Interstate 380 Tuesday morning. …
CORALVILLE – A Kalona attorney who was convicted of disorderly conduct earlier this year is accused of harassing a juror …
As classes for the fall semester commenced Monday, the University of Iowa sent out its first campuswide warning of a …
OELWEIN, Iowa – Oelwein Mayor Jason Manus, accused of five counts of second-degree sexual abuse, has submitted his letter of …
CEDAR RAPIDS – A couple who is accused of selling synthetic marijuana has lost four of their properties in a …
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City Police Department hopes to have a body camera for every officer on the force …
CEDAR RAPIDS – A stolen bottle of liquor. Damaged landscaping. They might be minor crimes, but Iowa City police officer …
A 24-year-old involved in the 2012 fatal shooting of Latasha Roundtree apologized Friday in a soft, quivering voice, saying he …
IOWA CITY – An Illinois man is accused of putting an elderly man in a choke hold at an Iowa …
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