A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested for his alleged role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In an interview with The Cedar Rapids Gazette last week, Leo Kelly said he spent somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour on the floor of the U.S. Senate. In an interview with LifeSiteNews, Kelly said he … [Read more...]
Two northeast Iowa men admit to illegally harvesting ginseng
Two northeast Iowa men have pleaded guilty to the illegal taking of wild ginseng on state-managed land in September of last year. A DNR Conservation Officer charged 58-year-old Gregg Latham of Oelwein and 49-year Dustin Millard of Strawberry Point with 112 counts of unlawfully harvesting ginseng … [Read more...]
DMU researcher trying to make sinuses legal for identification
A researcher at Des Moines University is trying to prove that spaces in skulls should be used as another legal identification technique for skeletons. Lauren Butaric is an associate professor of anatomy. "We have air spaces in our skull, and the only time we really think about them is when we are … [Read more...]
Beware of anyone who reaches out about your government stimulus check
Federal stimulus checks are arriving in Iowans' bank accounts and mailboxes, while scammers are hoping to dupe people out of that money -- which can be several hundred dollars. Bao Vang, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau, says Iowans should be very cautious in dealing with anyone who … [Read more...]
Des Moines man charged for alleged involvement in U.S. Capitol violence
A central Iowa man was arrested for his alleged involvement in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Police and the FBI took 41-year-old Douglas Jensen into custody on Friday night at his home in Des Moines and he was taken to the Polk County Jail. A man who appears to be Jensen is seen in … [Read more...]
Webster County authorities investigate murder-suicide
An apparent murder-suicide in Webster County over the weekend. The Webster County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a home in Vincent for a welfare check around 1:45 Saturday afternoon. Upon arrival, deputies found 69-year-old Allen D. Will and 67-year-old Karen E. Will both dead in the … [Read more...]
Chief Justice Christensen voted in again by fellow justices
The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has been elected by her colleagues to another term. Chief Justice Susan Christensen of Harlan was selected to continue in the role that she was first elected to following the retirement of Acting Chief Justice David Wiggins in February 2020. Wiggens … [Read more...]
Drake law expert has concerns about Linn County marijuana diversion program
The Linn County Attorney’s Office is launching a limited marijuana diversion program, allowing some people charged with possession to avoid a criminal record. The program is for first-time offenders with no previous felony charges. Studies find black Iowans are far more likely than white Iowans … [Read more...]
Spencer man who recently moved to Sioux Falls shot to death
Police in Sioux Falls, South Dakota say the shooting death of a 27-year-old man who recently moved from Spencer to Sioux Falls was not a random act, but no suspect is in custody. Police Lieutenant Terrance Matia says Mitchell Houchins was found near the intersection of two streets in a … [Read more...]
Investigators find Urbana man shot his wife and then killed himself
Investigators have deterined a New Year’s Day double-shooting in the eastern Iowa town of Urbana was a murder-suicide. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Urbana police received a 911 call from 59-year-old Garry Jensen stating that he had shot and killed his wife. Officers … [Read more...]