Trish Mehaffey

Iowa Prairie Network’s annual winter seminar theme is “Prairies in a Changing Landscape” and will be held Feb. 18 in-person and virtually at Drake University.

A state medical examiner testified Tuesday that the parents and sister of accused killer Alexander Jackson each had multiple fatal injuries. His mother was shot in the head at close range, according to the autopsy.

Follow live coverage from the courtroom with Gazette Reporter Trish Mehaffey

A prosecutor, in his opening statement, said officers didn’t expect to find three family members dead when they responded to a call about a break-in on June 15, 2021.

Alexander Jackson is accused of killing his father, mother and sister June 15, 2021. He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder.

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.

Alexander Jackson is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father, mother and sister in June 2021. Testimony may start Thursday and the trial is expected to last nine days.

An Oelwein man who conspired with Chris Bagley’s killer to assault a drug informant was sentenced to 30 years for distributing meth out of his home. Court also found he sexually assaulted women.

Technology changed how newspapers and other media covered stories by providing more tools to engage readers, but also presented challenges of learning new skills.

Iowa has a shortage of court reporters and the state court administrator “guarantees” jobs to the 48 enrolled at DMACC if they complete the two-year program and receive certification.

Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness retires after 31 years in office, the last 15 spent as the top prosecutor. She said her early work on women’s rights influenced her law career.

A judge agrees to marry a man to his girlfriend after sentencing him to prison for 18 years for shooting and injuring another man in May 2021 near a church.

The mother of Michael Valentine, fatally shot by Dimione Walker, said her son was trying to be a better man for his son but his “light” was dimmed too soon. She forgave his killer.

He’s accused of pouring lighter fluid under his ex-girlfriend’s apartment door and igniting a blaze, trapping his ex, her boyfriend and three children inside. They escaped by going on the balcony.

A Storm Lake man who was armed and took his wife hostage in an Iowa City parking ramp Monday, now faces additional charges for attempting to steal a woman’s car during his escape from police.