The Iowa Supreme Court last week backed a jury’s $4.75 million award to a northeast Iowa dairy that for years suffered from stray electrical current in the ground from a nearby natural gas pipeline.
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The Iowa Supreme Court last week backed a jury’s $4.75 million award to a northeast Iowa dairy that for years suffered from stray electrical current in the ground from a nearby natural gas pipeline.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested over the weekend on assault charges after police say he shot a gun into the air outside a downtown bar.
Coralville police chief talks about why he’s taking early retirement, and how he chose law enforcement over teaching -- his original career choice.
A Cedar Rapids man who threw and slammed his 19-day-old son to the floor, causing fatal head injuries, was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. He must serve a mandatory of 25 years before being eligible for parole.
An Indiana man, accused of posing as a woman to lure an Iowa City man to his death in 2021, received another delay in his murder trial. This is the tenth delay for Renard Winfield, charged with first-degree murder.
The Urbana police chief claims in a lawsuit Urbana is violating Iowa law by allowing a city clerk, acting as the city administrator, to supervise him. The city clerk also wouldn’t approve his comp time and illegally altered his timesheets, the suit asserts.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department has arrested seven people as part of an operation targeting people who attempt to engage in sexual activities with minors, according to a news release from the department.
The law, which was set to go into effect July 1, would allow Iowa law enforcement officials to arrest and charge non-citizens with a crime if they are in the state but have previously been blocked from entering the country or deported.
A Marion man has pleaded not guilty to bludgeoning to death four people with a metal pipe two weeks ago. He also plans to demand a speedy trial at his arraignment set for next week.
An Iowa City man is facing charges in relation to a shots fired investigation from April 9, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department.
Parents who helped their son flee to Jordan to avoid prosecution for trying to kill a woman and rob her in 2022, received early release from the Iowa Board of Parole in May. They each served less than a year of 5-year sentences.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the creation of the new unit; Iowa has not had a statewide cold case unit since 2011
Four Cornell College instructors stabbed last week during trip to a park in China have been reunited with family members or have continued with their previously scheduled summer travel plans.
The Linn County Drug Treatment Court allows offenders chosen for it to get substance abuse treatment while under court supervision.
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