OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A jury has handed down a mix of convictions and acquittals for two Iowa men for a violent home-invasion robbery in 2018 that led to the fatal shooting of a third suspect by police. A Wapello County jury on Thursday found Michael Bibby, 35, guilty of the attempted murder ...
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A person has been fatally shot in Mason City, and an arrest warrant has been issued charging a man with murder in the case, police there said. The shooting happened late Wednesday night, the Mason City Police Department said in a news release Friday. Officers called ...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa wastewater treatment plant official has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for manipulating water sample test results to ensure plant discharges into the Missouri River met federal requirements. Jay Niday, 63, of Sergeant Bluff, was ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coronavirus-related hospitalizations increased to over 200 again Friday as the state reported another 616 confirmed cases with much of the increase due to infections of young people. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 204 people hospitalized with ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday that will make handgun carry permits and background checks on unlicensed sales optional in Iowa. As of July 1, people can buy handguns from private non-licensed sources such as websites, gun shows and individuals without a permit ...
SHELDON (AP) — The parents of a 5-month-old baby who died last year in northwestern Iowa are among three people now charged in the infant's death. Lawrence Ruotolo, 20, and Brittanee Baker, 21, both of Sheldon, have been charged with child endangerment causing bodily injury in the July 31 ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn't properly consider the risks to workers. The judge in Minnesota ruled Wednesday that the agency's Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport charged with killing his mother in February has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other counts in the case. Andrew Rupp, 53, entered the written not guilty pleas on Tuesday, the Quad-City Times reported. Rupp was arrested after police were ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Deputies in eastern Iowa had to chase down a garbage truck suspected in a hit-and-run crash that injured one person, and the truck's driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities said. The crash happened Monday, when a car on U.S. Highway 30 in ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Bosnian soldier who fled custody while awaiting trial for murder in the 1994 killing of a fellow military officer has been arrested and jailed in Iowa after living in the U.S. for decades. Federal agents arrested Dzevad Pajazetovic in Des Moines on March 1 ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coronavirus data continued to suggest Friday that virus activity is increasing in the state, with virus infections and deaths continuing to rise. Similar trends were noted Friday by the White House COVID-19 Response Team members who expressed concerns about rising ...
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa gun store refused to sell a semi-automatic rifle to a heavily armed and agitated Colorado man after he said he was surprised his friends didn't suspect he was the Boulder mass shooter, according to federal court documents ...
FOREST CITY (AP) — A school bus driver in northern Iowa has resigned following her arrest on a charge of second-offense drunken driving while she was transporting young school children. Rebecca Anne Spencer, 44, resigned earlier this month from the Forest City Community School District, the ...
SIOUX CITY (AP) — A second former officer at a northwest Iowa agriculture cooperative has been sentenced to federal prison for a grain-blending fraud scheme. Kenneth Ehrp was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison after pleading guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — The rural jail that has long been the largest detention facility for immigrants facing deportation in Iowa plans to stop housing long-term detainees without additional federal funding or other changes, its administrator said Thursday. The Hardin County Jail has informed the ...
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa's coronavirus positivity rate has been rising along with the number of people hospitalized and in intensive care, according to state public health data. Some health experts feared spring weather and the belief that the coronavirus pandemic is waning would lead people ...
CAMBRIDGE (AP) — A Des Moines man allegedly driving a stolen Maserati led officers on a two-hour chase through four counties Thursday, with speeds sometimes reaching 150 mph, the Iowa Highway Patrol said. The pursuit began about 6 a.m. near Ankeny on Interstate 35 when a patrol trooper ...
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Police in Cedar Rapids are investigating the spray painting of a racial slur on the front of a vacant rental house as a hate crime. Police received a call about the vandalism Tuesday morning, and officers discovered a message in yellow spray paint using the slur and ...
OTTUMWA (AP) — Attorneys gave opening statements Wednesday in the attempted murder trial of two men accused of a violent home-invasion robbery that led to the fatal 2018 shooting of a third suspect by police. Wapello County prosecutors told the jury they will hear evidence showing Michael ...
JOHNSTON (AP) — Iowa expects to allow any adult to get a coronavirus vaccine starting April 5, the governor said Wednesday. The state expects to receive enough vaccine to open eligibility to anyone age 18 or older who wants one, Gov. Kim Reynolds said. "When this occurs, once again there ...