Zalmay Niazy’s journey has been publicized on a national scale, including in June in The Gazette. The Afghanistan native was an interpreter for the U.S. military for three years before he left the country to build a new life in Iowa Falls.
A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer during the Capitol insurrection should be returned to jail until trial because he violated terms of his release by watching anti-government internet videos about the Jan. 6 attack.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies erred when they did not investigate a neighboring county prosecutor for drunken driving after encountering her intoxicated in her car on the side of a highway late one night in 2019, a state investigation has concluded.
Lottery players will get more chances to win giant jackpots as the Powerball game shifts to three drawings a week in an effort to build larger prizes and boost sales.
Cedar Rapids man who sexually abused toddler receives probation and deferred judgment. He also will be on sex offender registry and serve special sentence of parole for life.
On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.
A Sheffield man who was the “enforcer” for the northern Iowa chapter of the Sons of Silence was sentenced to 10 months for being a felon in possession of firearm.
The Iowa Department of Public Health allowed the Iowa Cannabis Co. to transfer its license to manufacture medical marijuana products from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City, where the firm also will open a dispensary this fall.
Although the City of Iowa City on Thursday night defied state law by mandating masks in all indoor spaces — specifically naming University of Iowa academic buildings and business offices — UI administrators on Friday advised campus leaders the mandate doesn’t apply to them.
School district exploring potential legal paths to protect students, staff and families
Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month, but state data issued Friday indicated the number of Iowans applying for jobless benefits was 32,200 lower than a year ago when the state was trying to shake off the early economic problems associated with the pandemic.
Cedar Rapids police say a Cedar Rapids man faces an animal neglect charge after his three-year-old dog died as a result of heat exhaustion earlier this week.
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