Since 2020, Iowa has seen a 500 percent increase in the amount of fentanyl seized, a 100 percent increase in meth seized and a 35 percent increase in drug-related deaths. Much of it traced back to Mexican drug cartels, the governor says.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds deployed more than 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers to Texas on Wednesday to assist at the U.S.-Mexico border for the next month.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she plans to send about 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers and 30 law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico.
Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley sat down in Cedar Rapids with law enforcement and a retail leader to discuss how retail theft is enabling the illicit drug trade.
A former Boone Co. Sheriff’s K-9 officer who left his canine partner in his patrol truck for 22 hours in 91 degree heat in September 2022 was charged for causing dog’s death.
Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.
Recurring campaign donations without the donor’s active consent would be illegal, as would any hand-held use of a mobile device while driving. And pointing a laser at an aircraft would become a crime.
Federal highway safety officials told New Jersey to stop posting funny messages; Iowa DOT officials say they have not yet heard from the federal government about its program
As of Monday, 315 people have died in traffic wrecks on the state’s roads — surpassing the five-year average of 300 traffic deaths by this same date each year, despite efforts to crack down on distracted driving and excessive speeding.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said his office and law enforcement agencies are working together to ensure Iowans’ votes will be safe and counted accurately
Records show the FBI asked state intelligence officials in Iowa for help with Fog as it investigated potential participants in the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Gov. Kim Reynolds established the bureau in 2020, but state lawmakers have not funded it; the funding will provide resources to school districts for gun violence safety and prevention measures
The former sheriff’s deputy deputy allegedly asked to see a woman’s breasts during a traffic stop and implied he wouldn’t give her a ticket if she agreed
Requests for critical stress management debriefings tripled in 2021, Director Stephan Bayens said Wednesday.
The men were four of 35 Iowans honored for courageous responses during incidents in 2020 and 2021. The list includes 22 civilians and 13 first responders.
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