People getting out of Iowa prisons after serving time for a felony will now have some more help in getting their voting rights restored. Anyone with a felony conviction must apply to the governor to get their those rights restored. Iowa Department of Corrections Director, Beth Skinner, says they … [Read more...]
Mason City investigation sends California man to prison for sexual exploitation
A California man is ordered to spend 30 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a Mason City teen. Twenty-two-year-old David Vogelpohl of Vista, California, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of sexual exploitation. Vogelpohl admits that in … [Read more...]
DCI releases name of man shot by Ft. Madison police officer
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the man shot to death by a Fort Madison police officer Tuesday night. The DCI says 42-year-old Robert Allen Elfgen of West Point was shot while brandishing a firearm in the Scotts Miracle-Gro manufacturing warehouse. Elfgen was taken to … [Read more...]
Anamosa man sentenced to prison for violating protection order
A Iowa man who was the subject of an Amber Alert after kidnapping his wife and kids faces more than six years in federal prison. Thirty-two-year -old Frank Young of Anamosa was sentenced after pleading guilty to interstate violation of a protection order, and interstate transportation of a stolen … [Read more...]
Trial moving for man accused in cold case murder in Cedar Rapids
The trial of a man accused of murdering a Cedar Rapids woman 40 years ago is being moved out of Linn County. A judge has ruled that the trial of 65-year-old Jerry Burns should be moved due to pre-trial publicity. It will be held in Scott County on February 10th. Burns was arrested last December … [Read more...]
Man shot and killed at warehouse by Ft. Madison police officer
The state Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into a fatal shooting by a police officer in southeast Iowa. Responding to a call about a man with a handgun, the Fort Madison Police Department sent officers to the Scotts Miracle-Gro manufacturing warehouse just before 11 o'clock on … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley: Justice Department report confirms abuse of power by FBI
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says Monday's release of a U.S. Justice Department inspector general's report on allegations of wrongdoing by the FBI confirms what he's long suspected. "The FBI abused its power when it spied on Trump campaign officials in 2016," Grassley says. The 434-page report, … [Read more...]
Animals may’ve been illegally moved from Manchester zoo
Rescuers who arrived at the Cricket Hollow Zoo near Manchester on Monday discovered some of the animals were missing. The judge had ordered that all exotic animals at the zoo be removed immediately due to “deplorable” conditions. The zoo’s owners, Pam and Tom Sellner, appealed the case, but last … [Read more...]
Former ISU student who tried to steal domain going to prison
A so-called "social media influencer" man who was found guilty of trying and force another person to transfer an internet domain to him will spend 14 years in federal prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Rossi Adams of Cedar Rapids, who went by the name “Polo,” was found guilty by a jury one count of … [Read more...]
Nora Springs man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
A north-central Iowa man has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography. Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Olson of Nora Springs admitted to possessing child pornography on a computer and memory card between 2017 and 2019. A pre-sentence report is being prepared on Olson he is … [Read more...]