by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Top Story
The Sioux City police chief says an officer acted quickly and saved his own life after a known gang member opened fire on him during a routine traffic stop for a seatbelt violation Monday. Chief Doug Young says officer Kevin McCormick stopped the car on the...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A report from State Auditor David Vaudt shows the former assistant concessions director at the University of Northern Iowa was stealing from the school. Vaudt did an audit at the request of the Cedar Falls school. Vaudt says,” UNI placed a surveillance camera in...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
The second trial for Seth Techel, who’s accused in the death of his pregnant wife, will be held in another county in southeast Iowa. During a hearing on Monday, District Court Judge Dan Wilson ruled the new trial be held on August 12 at the Henry County...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
The search continues today in Sioux City for a man who shot a police officer during a routine traffic stop Monday. The injured officer was shot in the head, but is listed in stable condition at a local hospital. While police continue searching for the shooting...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Democrats in the Iowa Senate last night rejected a Republican effort to protect kids from ice cream truck drivers who might be pedophiles. Republicans tried to attach a provision to a spending bill that would allow employers to run background checks on suspicious...