Iowa City leaders will meet today at 3 p.m. to consider restructuring the city's police department and one council member is calling for a serious discussion about abolishing the police department. In an opinion piece published in The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Councilmember Laura Bergus wrote that … [Read more...]
Two charged after incidents in Fort Dodge
A Fort Dodge man faces multiple charges after police say he drove onto the sidewalk to intentionally hit a pedestrian with his car Saturday evening in Fort Dodge. Police say 52-year-old Edward E. Brown hit 57-year-old James L. Altman of Fort Dodge with his vehicle. The police report says officers … [Read more...]
Oskaloosa woman found dead in apparent West Des Moines hit-and-run
A southeast Iowa woman appears to have been a hit-and-run victim near a Des Moines suburb. A passerby called police on Sunday at midday after spotting a body just off the shoulder of Interstate 35 in West Des Moines. Police responded and confirmed it was the body of 38-year-old Stephanie … [Read more...]
North Carolina woman shot and killed in Davenport
Authorities in eastern Iowa are investigating a fatal shooting where both the victim and suspect are from the South. Davenport police were called to a home Sunday afternoon to investigate a disturbance and found a woman who had been shot. Paramedics couldn't revive her. She's identified as … [Read more...]
Iowa to become 14th state to get rid of time limit for filing criminal child sex abuse charges
The Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that immediately removes the time limit for filing criminal charges against people accused of sexually abusing a child. During House debate today, Representative Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa spoke publicly for the first time about the abuse she … [Read more...]
Wisconsin prisons security chief hired to become Iowa corrections security director
A flower garden at the Anamosa State Penitentiary was dedicated on Thursday in memory of nurse Lorena Schulte and corrections officer Robert McFarland. They were brutally murdered during an escape attempt at the eastern Iowa prison on March 23rd. Beth Skinner, director of the Iowa Department of … [Read more...]
Semi leads high-speed chase for several miles in western Iowa
There was an unusual high-speed pursuit of a semi in Adair County this morning that started along Interstate 80 and included miles of gravel roads as well. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Ryan Devault says it began at around 7:10 a.m. near mile-marker 74 when a trooper tried to pull the semi over for … [Read more...]
Arrest made in murder of Davenport girl
Charges are now filed in the kidnapping and killing of a Davenport girl who vanished last summer, whose remains were found in a Clinton County pond in March. Scott County Attorney Mike Walton made the announcement at a news conference this morning that the man who had been a person of interest … [Read more...]
Police search for driver in deadly Des Moines hit-and-run
A manhunt is underway in Des Moines for a motorist who evidently ran away from a deadly hit-and-run crash last night. Witnesses say a car was going fast when it collided head-on with two motorcycles near Des Moines' East High School about 8:30 p.m. Police say the man driving the first motorcycle … [Read more...]
State Troopers still seeing cases of excessive speed
The Iowa State Patrol is reporting yet another case of a driver traveling in excess of 100-miles-an-hour on an interstate highway. Patrol Trooper Ryan Devault, says the most recent case saw a trooper clocked a motorist on Interstate 29 in Fremont County traveling at 107. "There's really no excuse … [Read more...]