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Waukee Woman Drives Car Off OverpassWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman suspected of drunken driving drove her car off an interstate overpass in West Des Moines before rolling down an embankment. The West Des Moines Police... Read More » 
Review Clears Davenport Priest Accused of TouchingIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A suspended Catholic priest in Davenport will return to the ministry after a diocese investigation did not substantiate an allegation that he inappropriately touched a minor in 1990. Bishop... Read More » 
Three People Shot in SE Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Three people were shot on Cedar Rapids southeast side Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the shooting that took place at 1233 3rd Ave SE, at 12:19 p.m. Police Chief Wayne Jerman... Read More » 
Indianola Attorney Arrested in Overbillings Case
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — A former attorney for the city of Indianola has been arrested on charges of filing nearly $91,000 in overbillings during a six-year period. John Hoyman was booked Wednesday and... Read More » 
Searchers Report Finding Evidence in Central Iowa Abduction CaseWEBSTER COUNTY, Iowa - Investigators and K9s found backpacks and a purse Tuesday in connection with the abduction of Kathlynn Shepard in Dayton, according to an Iowa Department of Safety news release. Investigators... Read More » 
Sioux City Man Sentenced for Fatal CrashSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a fatal crash near Sioux City. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that 19-year-old Oscar Ramirez... Read More »
Iowa Man Found Guilty of Strangling GirlfriendMASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been convicted of first-degree murder for the July strangulation death of his girlfriend. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that it took less than three... Read More » 
Clinton Woman Gets 21 Months for FraudDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Clinton woman who ran an accounting business has been sentenced to 21 months in prison on charges that she embezzled $332,000 from a client. Regina Jimenez was also ordered to... Read More » 
Judge Finds Mother Guilty in Child's DeathONAWA, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa woman has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 15-month-old son. The Sioux City Journal reports District Judge Jeffrey Neary said in a ruling... Read More » 
Judge Set to Sentence 'The Bishop' Dud-Pipe BomberCHICAGO (AP) — A small-town Iowa letter carrier will soon learn his sentence for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The Bishop." A federal judge in Chicago put off announcing a sentence... Read More » 
Warm Weather Puts People in Danger of Dog Attacks
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- A dangerous warm weather trend has animal control officers on high alert this time of year. More dogs are out in neighborhoods. Some are with owners but more are stray dogs. What... Read More » 
DCI Releases Name of Suspect Allegedly Shot By Officer
WATERLOO, Iowa - The Department of Criminal Investigations said the suspect shot in an officer-involved shooting in downtown Waterloo Wednesday was a man that had just moved to the area from Minnesota. Thomas... Read More » 
Dubuque Police Arrest Man in Shooting
DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dubuque police arrested 29 year-old Christopher C. Barginear for a shooting Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the 2400 block of White Street around 4:30pm. Barginear is charged... Read More » 
Cedar Rapids Police Investigate Shots Fired
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Officers responded to a call of shots fired around 9:21 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1000 block of 11th Avenue SE. Mary Ridenour told KCRG.com she saw a man fire six shots at one of her... Read More » 
Marion Man Leads Trooper on Overnight Chase
MARION, Iowa - Marion Police have arrested a 22-year-old after a chase with speeds exceeding 80-miles per hour. Police initially tracked Bryce Beisker at 81 miles per hour traveling westbound on Alburnett... Read More »
Cab Driver, Wife Accused of Taking Jewelry in IowaIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A cab driver and his wife face charges in connection with the theft of $15,000 worth of jewelry in Iowa City. Iowa City police say 40-year-old Stacy Levell and his wife, 38-year-old... Read More »
Dubuque Neighbors Asking for More Police Presence After Street Fight
DUBUQUE, Iowa - Some neighbors in Dubuque say police need to step up enforcement after a large street fight Sunday evening. It happened near the corner of 17th and Jackson Streets. Police responded to... Read More »
Iowa City Child Reports Armed Robbery
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A child in Iowa City says he was robbed at gun point Sunday. The kid was going door to door offering to mow lawns in exchange for money when he spoke with 61-year-old Kevin Shannon. Shannon... Read More » 
Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting 14-year-old Dance Student
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A 62-year-old man was charged last week with sexually assaulting one of his 14-year-old dance students. Marcelino Hivento was charged with third-degree sexual abuse. He is accused... Read More »
Men Get Prison in Separate Child Porn CasesCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Two Iowa men who were convicted on child pornography charges have been sentenced to federal prison. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Edward Robertson, of Spirit lake, was given... Read More » 
Five Years Later: Postville Still Healing After Agriprocessors Raid
POSTVILLE, Iowa - Sunday marks five years since one of our nation's largest immigration raids, a raid that shook a northeast Iowa town forever. It was May 12, 2008, when federal agents descended on the... Read More » 
Iowa City Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Police are looking for a man who they said robbed another Iowa City man Saturday morning. The robbery happened about 3 a.m. in the 100 block of East Burlington Street, close to downtown... Read More » 
Raid Leads to Dubuque Prostitution Arrest
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Dubuque police and investigators with the Department of Homeland Security executed search warrants Thursday at four different locations,The Asian Massage Parlor located at 1464 Central... Read More » 
Cedar Rapids Woman Accused Of Having Smorgasbord Of DrugsCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A 23-year-old Cedar Rapids woman is facing a slew of felony and misdemeanor drug charges after police found a smorgasbord of drugs and paraphernalia in her car early Friday morning. Megan... Read More »
Boone Police Arrest Man That Caused ISU Alert
BOONE, Iowa — Boone police successfully ended a seven-hour standoff overnight, with a suspect who walked away from an Ames halfway house earlier in the week. Police say 33-year-old Joshua Don Daniels... Read More » |
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