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DES MOINES – An infant with 36 broken ribs and bleeding in the brain died from trauma allegedly inflicted by an Iowa man, leading to a murder charge. On April 30th, 2018,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man whose phone calls and text messages were intercepted by police as he purchased heroin was fined and sentenced on May 14, 2019, to probation and home detention.
DES MOINES — Attorney General Tom Miller joined 43 attorneys general in announcing a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers alleging a broad conspiracy to
DES MOINES – On Thursday, May 16, Gov. Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF289: an act concerning the distribution of gambling game receipts for charitable purposes. HF305: an act relating
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Nora Springs man has been charged with child sexual exploitation offenses. Aaron Olson, age 35, of Nora Springs, Iowa, has been charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of
CHICAGO — A Chicago-area musician was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for enticing several underage girls, some as young as 14 years old, to produce sexually explicit videos of
FORT DODGE – A young teen boy has been charged with a felony after a shooting in Fort Dodge Thursday morning. On Thursday, May16 e approximately liSS A.M., the Webster County Telecommunications
CHARLES CITY – Two men were caught Sunday after fleeing police in Charles City. Sunday morning at 1:26 AM, officers with the Charles City police department attempted to stop a vehicle. The
ESTHERVILLE – A Northern Iowa man is accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl and using a fake identity to get a job. On April 10, 2019 an Officer with the Estherville
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, after both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed HB314. Upon signing the bill, Governor Ivey
CLEAR LAKE – Clear Lake’s Dairy Queen building is being demolished today to make room for a likely Kwik Star convenience store. Clear Lake’s Dairy Queen closed back in September of 2017 and
DES MOINES, IA – On Friday and Saturday this week, Mayor Pete will travel to Iowa for a two day visit where he’ll attend events in Des Moines, Dallas County, Dubuque, and
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo sex offender who possessed a sawed-0ff shotgun and led law enforcement on a high speed car chase through the city and eventually was captured after clotheslining himself while
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MASON CITY – TechBrew comes to Osage, Iowa for the first time on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The event is being held at Limestone Brewers from 5pm-7pm. TechBrew is a monthly event
AMES – On Monday, April 29th, the eighth annual World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute brought together 304 students from 130 high schools at Iowa State University to explore critical global food
CLEAR LAKE – The peak season for boating in Iowa usually begins with the Memorial Day weekend when tens of thousands of boats hit the water, many for the first time for
ANAMOSA, IOWA – An Iowa prison inmate died of apparent suicide, officials say. Calvin Pearson was pronounced dead due to apparent suicide at 8:03 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the
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HAMILTON COUNTY – A Hampton man was arrested for a second drunk driving offense over the weekend. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reports that on May 12, 2019 at about 8:29 PM,
WASHINGTON – Today Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) to introduce legislation requiring the U.S. government to develop a
NEWARK, NJ – Every year in America, nearly 22,000 Americans die by firearm suicide — an average of 59 deaths each day. Veterans are particularly impacted, with more than 6,000 veteran suicides
AMES – The Iowa State Athletics Department is honoring two of its legends by naming the school’s annual Male and Female Athletes of the Year in their honor. The Male Athlete of
SIOUX CITY – A man who entered the United States illegally from Honduras was sentenced on April 26, 2019, to four months’ in prison. Jose Palma-Murillo, age 31, from Honduras, received the
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa applicants applying for the USDA “ReConnect” Grant Program will have a significant advantage in the application process due to the Governor’s Empower
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Clarion man who possessed stolen mail was sentenced May 13, 2019, to three years’ federal probation. Timothy Russell VanZweden, age 50, formerly from Belmond, Iowa, was sentenced after
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DES MOINES – On Monday, May 13, Gov. Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF756: an act appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants and other nonstate sources, allocating
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst called on China to make a trade deal as President Donald Trump’s trade war escalated this week. China has retaliated with tens-of-billions of dollars in
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced that three outstanding walk-on contributors – Braxton Lewis, Collin Olson and Amechie Walker – will finish their respective careers as Cyclones
MASON CITY, Iowa – Four of North Iowa’s CEOs will participate in TechTalk on May 17, 2019 at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. The TechTalk will be a panel discussion event
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds announced the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has recently concluded the review of 17 broadband grant applications and awarded $1.3 million in grant funds
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds Friday announced her appointment of Dan Huitink to serve as an appointed member of the State Judicial Nominating Commission. Huitink fills the new position on the
AMES – Iowa State has signed Troy University transfer Javan Johnson (JAY-ven Johnson), head coach Steve Prohm announced today. Johnson, a 6-7 forward, will sit out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer
MASON CITY – Award winners were named in the 39th Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum on Thursday, April 25. Forty-six entries by twenty-eight artists were
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who escaped from federal custody at the Gerald R. Hinzman Center in Cedar Rapids pled guilty on May 10, 2019, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Shaquandis
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa won the Men’s Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the fourth time in school history with 116 points on Sunday. The last time
DES MOINES – U.S. Department of Education officials announced four Iowans have been named to the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, which recognizes 161 high school seniors across the country for
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the 13th straight season, the NIACC women’s golf team will be represented at the national tournament. Freshman Jordyn Barragy will tee it up for the Lady Trojans