A former UIHC social worker was convicted of three counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. One patient’s allegation that he had fondled her led to at least three other patient victims coming forward. One reported that the therapist had sex with her on numerous occasions during sessions and outside of sessions.
A Coralville woman has been charged with dependent adult abuse and first-degree theft after police say she stole more than $12,000 from a man she worked with when she worked for an in-home dependent adult service provider.
The board approved the ordinance’s first reading last week after a lengthy public hearing and was originally set to next discuss the matter today. The matter was pushed back, however, to allow county staff time to do additional research requested by supervisors.
Four years ago, Johnson County local government entities came together to fund more than 2,400 one-time checks to low-income residents who’d been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A UI study examined how those payments were used.
The Iowa House Public Safety Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would bar cities and counties from issuing local identification cards, sending the bill to the House floor for debate on a party-line vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.
An Iowa City man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a woman in his car after offering to give her a ride.
County supervisors are seeking community feedback on a draft ordinance outlining where and how data center development can occur in Linn County.
A long awaited meeting between two members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and representatives of Havenpark Communities, a Utah based mobile home park owner, took place Tuesday afternoon in Iowa City.
The legislation would ban local governments from issuing identification cards like the ones issued by a Johnson County program that has been around since 2015.
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has pressed pause on a drafted zoning code about gas-fired electric generating facilities, citing a desire for additional information on proposed setbacks included in the code.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, Linn-Mar schools has hired superintendent search firm to find the district’s next leader.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced in December that it is the first sheriff’s office in Iowa to receive accreditation through the Iowa Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. What does that mean? And what did the process entail?
A Coralville man has been arrested in connection to a fatal Friday stabbing.
Field mediation is meant to serve as an unarmed alternative to law enforcement response for non-violent, non-emergency calls typically involving interpersonal conflict. Field mediation can be used for instances such as noise complaints, disputes between neighbors, custody exchanges and loitering.
The owner of Hawkeye Waste Systems Inc., who was operating the business without worker’s compensation insurance when an employer was crushed by a skid loader in 2024, was convicted Friday and faces up to five years in prison.
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