An Iowa man who failed to show up for the guilty verdict at his murder trial has been found and taken into custody, state officials announced Saturday.
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The Domestic Violence Intervention Program will host a celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Big Grove Iowa City to raise money for a new emergency shelter.
Survivors of domestic violence turn to hotel vouchers, other diversion methods for emergency shelter as the state faces a shortage of emergency shelter beds for survivors — exacerbated by a lack of affordable housing in Iowa’s communities.
Three assistant Linn County prosecutors suggested the change in the law.
Lawmakers also approved higher penalties for felony firearm possession
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to up to 25 years for assaulting his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend with a baseball bat and other charges.
A subcommittee of Iowa House lawmakers this week advanced Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ wide-ranging health care bill.
Iowa voters would have the potential to recall an elected official under a proposed amendment that advanced in the Iowa Senate Tuesday.
No matter which team you support, there’s a soup for you at the Domestic Violence Intervention Program’s 26th annual fundraiser.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested just after midnight Thursday after police responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment on Third Ave. SE.
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program in Iowa City is hosting a gift drive through Dec. 24 that will benefit domestic violence survivors who have used the program’s services this year.
On the heels of a state report on lives lost to domestic violence in 2022, victim advocates say a measure on the ballot Nov. 8 will make it harder to enact gun laws in Iowa to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program, based out of Iowa City, has announced events for the month of October, which is national Domestic Violence Awareness month.
The Safer Communities Act — a bipartisan gun safety bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25 — closed what was known as the “boyfriend loophole” on a national level, but gaps still in exist in Iowa that keep the loophole open in most cases, experts say.
Iowa has no extreme risk protection order law, wherein law enforcement, family members or others can seek a court order to temporarily prevent someone deemed a threat from buying or possessing firearms.
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