A woman testified Tuesday that Ginger Jefferson came to her Tama home Sept. 25, 2013 and said she had stabbed …
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A woman testified Tuesday that Ginger Jefferson came to her Tama home Sept. 25, 2013 and said she had stabbed …
HIAWATHA, Iowa – The Hiawatha Police Department discovered a mobile meth lab after a traffic stop Monday afternoon. Chief Dennis …
Cedar Rapids police are investigating the latest shots fired incident in the city. Public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said police …
A North Liberty man and an Iowa City woman face meth-related charges after police responded to the woman’s home for …
A mother and son, both store managers busted for synthetic drugs are slated to be the first tried in the …
The second retirement in recent weeks at the Iowa City Police Department will create more changes for the police department. …
DES MOINES – State Sen. Rick Bertrand was left shaking his head Friday at what he said was the failure …
The Iowa State Bar Association wants to start allowing graduates of Iowa’s two law schools to be automatically licensed to …
IOWA CITY – The City Park Pool will not open Memorial Day weekend because of unseasonably cold temperatures last winter …
A 51-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to robbing the Solon State Bank in Ely. Robert Melton pleaded …
The Iowa Supreme Court is asking for public comment on the Iowa State Bar Association’s recommendation to allow graduates from …
A Cedar Rapids man convicted of murder in 1992 died at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville Sunday …
A Linn County jury convicted a Chicago man accused in the robbery and shooting of two peoople on lesser charges …
An Independence man who distributed and possessed child pornography pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court. Steven Risk, 38, …
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