Police confirmed that the sexual nature of the massage “was not allowable or typical practice at this business,” according to the complaint.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 3:39 pm69d ago
Police confirmed that the sexual nature of the massage “was not allowable or typical practice at this business,” according to the complaint.
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 7:39 am69d ago
A judge will announce his verdict in December for Ali Younes, who is accused of robbing and trying to kill an Iowa City woman on the UI campus in 2022. He faces up to 60 years in prison.
By Jeremy Turley, - Flatwater Free Press
Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 7:26 am69d ago
Amid a nationwide ICE crackdown, Nebraska immigration lawyers say their jailed clients — including some from Iowa — are spending more time behind bars while awaiting decisions from one of the nation’s most backlogged courts.
State Government Nov. 23, 2025 5:00 am71d ago
Many drivers in Iowa could be in for a $100 surprise come the new year unless they put down their phones, at least one Iowa law enforcement official says.
Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 7:47 am69d ago
Megan Hoffman told Logan Kimpton he could have been the “hero of this story” if only he had told police his two friends planned to kidnap, assault and strangle her 22-year-old daughter in February 2024. Instead, he backed out of the plan to save himself.
Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 3:29 pm69d ago
The city of Manchester will have to pay a $4.2 million jury award in the wrongful death suit filed by Colesburg parents against the city and a police officer. The jury held the city and police responsible for a fatal December 2020 crash involving their son.
Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime & Courts Nov. 21, 2025 7:37 am72d ago
Two alleged whistleblowers are suing Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and its affiliates for alleged racketeering, wrongful termination and concealment of information from state regulators.
Crime & Courts Nov. 20, 2025 3:22 pm73d ago
One person was injured Wednesday night in a shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
State Government Nov. 19, 2025 4:23 pm74d ago
The state corrections department confirmed Wednesday it would not accept any of the bids submitted by companies that responded to a state request for delivery of health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons.
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2025 6:02 pm74d ago
A Bellevue man has been arrested in Linn County on charges that he sent sexual messages to a 15-year-old girl.
Crime & Courts Nov. 20, 2025 7:43 am73d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman has been charged with attempted murder after police say she shot a man three times on Nov. 8.
Crime & Courts Nov. 18, 2025 6:12 pm75d ago
Bremer County man who sexually abused three children and then distributed images of child sexual abuse, was sentenced to more than 38 years in federal prison.
State Government Nov. 19, 2025 7:38 am74d ago
The state no longer is considering contracting with a private company to provide health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons, according to a union leader whose group represents prison officers.
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2025 7:40 am74d ago
Iowa City robber, who taunted law enforcement with “Catch me if you can” note, has been sentenced again but this time in federal court.
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