Four members of a rural Iowa family are accused of abducting and abusing an 18-year-old relative who had been handcuffed to a bed and beaten so badly that he had brain bleeding and multiple broken ribs, and who was so malnourished that he weighed just 70 pounds when he showed up at a hospital earlier this year, court documents say.
Iowa law enforcement officials will be allowed to arrest and order the removal of an immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally under a bill House lawmakers sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday.
The Iowa House has passed bills the last two sessions limiting the scope of eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline projects, but they have not received hearings in the Senate. The latest attempt in the House advanced out of a committee Tuesday on a 23-0 bipartisan vote.
A Cedar Rapids man charged in Chris Bagley’s fatal stabbing will ask judge to move trial out of Linn County based on social media posts. Prosecutor says there’s no Iowa law that addresses social media in regards to change of venue motion.
Also, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird dropped a lawsuit after the federal government cleared the year-round sale of the E15 blend of ethanol
It seeks to clarify role of campus police handling protests
Two people were injured Tuesday morning in a fire in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Changes made by Summit Carbon Solutions to its pipeline route in North Dakota include avoiding areas where landslides are likely to occur.
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating 12-year-old Jaylin Brown, who has been missing for more than two weeks.
The University of Iowa chapter of conservative student group Young Americans for Freedom next week will welcome to campus the former teammate of transgender NCAA Division I national champion swimmer Lia Thomas for a talk titled, “Men do not belong in women’s sports.”
$70,000 available this year to students who have benefited from Tanager services to pursue their future education goals
Access to books and other publications is “crucial” for giving incarcerated people a chance at future success, library advocates say. But rules and policies that are in place to keep prisons secure can restrict the materials available to prisoners, either by controlling which content is allowed, or how books must enter facilities.
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