Judge denies second motion to move trial out of Linn County for Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting responding sheriff’s deputy in 2021.
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Judge denies second motion to move trial out of Linn County for Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting responding sheriff’s deputy in 2021.
A male nurse practitioner who died of a drug overdose at a hospital in Ottumwa sexually assaulted at least nine female patients while they were sedated, hospital and police officials said.
45 deaths from COVID-19 reported in the past week, including three in Linn County
The city is spending $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to fund a Shelter House housing stability pilot program designed to prevent homelessness.
The lawsuit, filed in Iowa County, asks a judge to grant a temporary and permanent injunction to force C6-Zero and owner Howard Brand III to comply with a Dec. 15 emergency order from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, identify all chemicals at the site and allow the DNR access to the facility.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Christensen said the judicial branch is working to solve the shortages of court reporters and contract attorneys in order to avoid delayed justice.
The letter poses no immediate threat and does not target any specific Cedar Rapids locations, a police spokesman says.
Watch live as Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen addresses Iowa lawmakers on the Condition of the Judiciary in the Capitol at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
At 11:25 a.m., north of North Liberty near mile marker 7, northbound traffic had slowed down and started to back up for towing that was happening near mile marker 9.
“I just spoke to Buttigieg. They don’t know what the cause is. But I was on the phone with him about 10 minutes. I told him to report directly to me when they find out. Air traffic can still land safely, just not take off right now. We don’t know what the cause of it is,” President Joe Biden said.
New data moves 8 schools off list of schools with targeted subgroups needing support
Iowa’s university and college campuses this month are planning a host of lectures, activities, and events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his National Day of Service — including Iowa State University, featuring a lecture from a civil rights leader arrested for climbing a South Carolina State House pole in 2015 to remove its Confederate flag.
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