Tacoa Talley, convicted of suffocating his girlfriend’s stepmom last July, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Grieving family says they have lost hope and joy after losing Jodie Bevans.
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Tacoa Talley, convicted of suffocating his girlfriend’s stepmom last July, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Grieving family says they have lost hope and joy after losing Jodie Bevans.
Among them: new nursing home moratorium and ‘baby box’ bill
In pushing a judge to move out of Johnson County a trial involving a University of Iowa student’s sexual assault allegations against the FIJI fraternity and former members, defense attorneys this week pointed to the likelihood of a scared juror pool.
On the podcast this week, the Trump-DeSantis brawl begins, we roast and ride with a cavalcade of GOP presidential hopefuls -- with more poised to join the cast of already declared candidates -- and we dig for answers over the partial collapse of a six-story Davenport apartment building, where three people remain unaccounted for.
Restaurant in Czech Village specializes in upscale Midwest comfort food
A judge ruled this week to move a 16-year-old out of juvenile detention because there’s not enough space and staff to keep him and three other teens, charged in fatal shooting of 16-year-old Michael McCune, separate pending their trials.
3 people remain missing and are feared dead after the six-story apartment building crumbled Sunday
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week on charges that he sexually abused a 3- or 4-year-old child multiple times between January and April of this year.
Wild Side column: What used to be a weeklong hunt has turned into a single, and successful, day in recent years
Fairfax woman searched for diagnosis; 5K Saturday to raise awareness of ‘horrible’ disease
More than 20,000 cyclists will ride through Iowa in late July, and cities have been hard at work recruiting vendors, planning entertainment and finalizing other details. Coralville will need more than 900 volunteers as it preps as for its sixth time as an overnight host.
Iowa law has several code sections outlining charges for littering, but the Linn County Attorney’s Office hasn’t charged anyone in the last year. The Iowa State Patrol has filed only 64 citations statewide.
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