A former mental health counselor in eastern Iowa has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for pursuing a romantic relationship with a 14-year-old student. Forty-six-year-old Miranda Breeden was a mental health therapist and licensed independent social worker. She worked at the … [Read more...]
Authorities say Lovilla man killed his wife, then shot himself to death
Authorities say a man killed his wife, dumped her body in the woods, then shot himself to death in southeast Iowa. Someone told police in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny there had been a possible murder in southeast Iowa and the body of 33-year-old Betty Werner of Lovilla was found in a rural … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley doesn’t expect any new gun legislation in Congress
Despite another mass shooting over the holiday weekend, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he does not foresee any new gun control legislation moving forward in Congress that would prevent future killings. Grassley says the bipartisan gun bill that was signed into law last month by President Biden … [Read more...]
Man sentenced 52 years ago for northern Iowa crimes has died in prison
A man sent to prison for his involvement in a 1969 crime spree in northern Iowa has died in the Iowa State Penitentiary. According to Iowa court records, Elvin Gilroy was one of four men who broke out of a jail in St. Cloud, Minnesota in June of 1969. They stole a county car, ditched that vehicle … [Read more...]
Early woman accused of livestock neglect at hog confinements
A Sac County woman is charged with felony criminal mischief and livestock neglect after hundred of dead hogs were found at confinement lots in western Iowa. Thirty-three-year-old Elana Laber of Early was arrested Thursday by the Sac County Sheriff’s Office after deputies located more than 1,000 … [Read more...]
Supreme Court turns down murder verdict appeal of Davenport man
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected the appeal in the first-degree murder conviction of a Davenport man in his fourth trial. Stanely Liggins was found guilty in the 1990 death of nine-year-old Jennifer Lewis after her burning body was found in a field near Jefferson Elementary School in … [Read more...]
Sioux County to host national training for school resource officers
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Basic School Resource Officer training course this summer. Sioux County School Resource Officer Waylon Pollema is part of the Iowa SRO Association and he looks forward to the training. … [Read more...]
Former Dubuque Catholic schools employee sentenced to prison
The former technology director at a private Catholic school in eastern Iowa is sentenced to more than three years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars. Fifty-year-old Todd Wessels of Dubuque pleaded guilty in November to one once of wire fraud. He admitted that when he was the technology … [Read more...]
Central Iowa man sentenced for illegally obtaining medical records
A Des Moines man will spend 27 months in prison for illegally obtaining the health information on another person. Forty-nine-year-old Dustin Ortiz pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to wrongfully obtain and disclose individually identifiable health information. According to court … [Read more...]
Investigator encourages calls about Huisentruit case
An investigator with the Mason City Police Department says they continue to explore every lead in the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit. Monday was the 27th anniversary of the former KIMT TV morning anchorwoman’s disappearance. Officer Terrance Prochaska has been working on the case for 12 years. … [Read more...]