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A Cedar Rapids man, previously convicted of five felonies and domestic abuse assault, was sentenced to over 7 years in federal prison for illegally having a firearm in 2024.

The former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms.

Ian Roberts is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms.

A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids felon to 15 years for illegally having a gun when he fired multiple times at another man who was driving away from shooter following a confrontation in a Westdale Mall parking lot in 2024.

Trials were down for federal prosecutors in 2025 after reaching an all time high in the last four years, but caseloads were 14.5 percent higher, with guns and drugs being the top charges.

A Cedar Rapids man who was convicted as a teenager in a fatal 2020 shooting was sentenced this week to more than three years in federal prison after authorities found him carrying a stolen handgun while riding in a rideshare car.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to over 7 years for possessing gun after he had previous conviction for distributing heroin.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a district court ruling and found the lifetime restriction against forcible felons to possess guns, subject to a governor’s pardon, didn’t violate the Constitution and is consistent with national firearms regulations.

Cedar Rapids man convicted in Malik Sheets fatal shooting in 2020 pleaded Tuesday to gun charge in federal court. He faces up to 15 years in prison.

A Marion man was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for possessing multiple machine gun conversion devices. Prosecutors said he had 18 devices, which convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, as defined under federal law.

A Cedar Rapids man, who was armed and attempted to hold a pregnant woman at his Marion repair business last year, was convicted in for firearms and faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

July 1 is the beginning of the fiscal year and the date new laws take effect, unless otherwise stated. Iowa’s majority-Republican General Assembly this year passed more than 170 laws dealing with education, firearms, crime, health care, paid family leave and more. Here’s what goes into effect this week.

However, due to federal restrictions, 18- to 20-year-olds would still be prohibited from buying a handgun from a federally licensed firearm dealer in Iowa, but would be allowed to purchase pistols and revolvers through a private sale.

Lawmakers also advanced legislation that would lower the minimum age to purchase a handgun from 21 to 18 in the state.

Also, under a proposed bill, the death penalty could be used for killing a law enforcement officer