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DES MOINES – An Iowa man once convicted of indecent exposure allegedly stalked a child waiting for a school bus, but an alert parent notified cops who quickly unraveled the sneaky offender’s motives.
ZEARING, IOWA – An Iowa woman in charge of a health care center was arrested on numerous felony charges including abuse of dependent adults and theft after tens-of-thousands of dollars went missing.
SWALEDALE – This small town in Cerro Gordo county was locked down today as a man in a high emotional state of mind attempted to disarm a deputy then armed himself, causing
BURLINGTON – Cops did not hesitate to arrest and jail a woman who fired her gun as she encountered vandals about to throw eggs at her house.
CEDAR RAPIDS – This Iowa man begged a young girls for explicit nude photos, while he himself possessed thousands of such images, then a child’s mom turned him in to cops. Now prison awaits.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, IOWA – A Northern Iowa teacher turned herself in on felony charges after cops uncovered explicit evidence of a sexual relationship she allegedly carried on with a young teen student.
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s been deported four times from American soil, used a fake social security card for work, committed domestic abuse with strangulation, and now this Guatemalan illegal alien will serve time in a federal prison.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man racing through Floyd county toting 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute it was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to almost three months in federal prison.
OELWEIN – Cops stopped a Northern Iowa woman and determined that she was allegedly in no condition to be driving, but she had in her possession an illegal substance that makes folks feel real good.
SIOUX CITY – Cory Allen More, age, 33 from Manly, Iowa, has been charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a drug user.
POLICE CHIEF — Police in Eagle Grove say a person was shot dead early this morning and they are investigating the killing.
SIOUX CITY – A convicted Clear Lake felon is facing federal gun possession charges and could spend years behind bars.
MASON CITY – An alleged Omaha drug dealer was caught in Mason City with nine lbs. of the dangerous, highly-addictive substance Friday afternoon.
WEBSTER CITY – Authorities converged on this Iowa house and rescued dogs and puppies living in allegedly unsanitary conditions, charging a suspect after an investigation.
MASON CITY – A suspect was allegedly drunk when he fled the scene of a recent auto collision on Mason City’s North End neighborhood.
WEBSTER CITY – A Northern Iowa man who allegedly ran a stop sign while drunk driving and then crashed in a ditch, killing his passenger, is facing serious charges in the incident.
DANVILLE, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for any information as to the cause of a suspicious fire at Geode State Park on Sunday, Feb. 18.
SIOUX CITY – A Mason City woman who allowed her daughter and another individual to store methamphetamine in her home was sentenced February 21, 2024, to more nearly 4 years in federal prison.
STORM LAKE – A man in police custody, handcuffed behind his back, suddenly bolted from his captors, losing his shoes in the process, leaving cops dumbfounded at his athletic abilities.
ROCKWELL – Police say a Dougherty woman was intoxicated Tuesday night when her van left a road just outside Rockwell and took a journey through a farm field before slamming into a ditch.
ANKENY – Turned in by her alleged victim, an Iowa teacher is facing felony counts after accusations of an illegal sexual relationship.
WATERLOO – A young man from Waterloo is facing a slew of charges after cops say he committed pizza delivery robberies.
WATERLOO – This week, Waterloo city hall took a victory lap in announcing the seizure of hundreds of guns, that crime is “way down” in their community, and realized an opportunity to thank a police officer for his service.
RANDALIA, IOWA – Police nabbed a Northern Iowa man for drunk driving and drug possession, authorities said.
ESTHERVILLE – As a result of an ongoing investigation into the illegal use and sale of drugs, police have filed felony charges against a Northern Iowa man.
BURLINGTON – An Iowa man who is also a student in a high school threatened mass carnage but found out cops weren’t playing when they took him to jail on a felony charge.
WATERLOO – In an ordeal that had to have terrorized folks, an erratic man with a gun was cornered by cops in Waterloo after he barricaded himself in an apartment.
NEWTON – An Iowa man was found dead in a jail cell and police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
FORT MADISON – A convicted Iowa murderer who killed a boy while robbing a supermarket in 1974 and had been appealing his case all the way until 2023 died in a prison hospice.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waukon woman who embezzled over $200,000 from her employer was sentenced on February 1, 2024, to nine months in federal prison. Heather Leigh Migliore, age 52, received the prison term after a July 19, 2023 guilty plea to one count of wire fraud.
At the border patrol station near San Diego, 15 cellophane wrapped packages containing blue pills were discovered inside the spare tire. The pills weighed more than 38 pounds with an estimated street value of $1,720,000.00.
SIOUX CITY – A young man from Texas who cultivated a sexual relationship with an Iowa child will spend a long time behind bars pondering his actions.
DES MOINES – Richard Wilson (pictured at top), convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree and Theft 1st Degree in Polk and Story Counties, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility as required on Saturday.