Law enforcement agencies in the Iowa Quad Cities have recently conducted investigations that led federal charges against nearly 20 men. There's a Gun Investigation Unit in the Davenport Police Department. Officers from Bettendorf's Police Department and the Scott County Sheriff's Office also were … [Read more...]
Iowa to launch statewide rape kit tracking system
After a recent survey found thousands of sexual assault evidence kits were left untested in Iowa, the state is launching a plan to keep close track of such rape kits in the future. Lynn Hicks, communications director for the Iowa Attorney General's Office, says a sample-tracking software company … [Read more...]
Body found in Page County could be missing Clarinda man
A body was found in a field Saturday morning in southwest Iowa's Page County. The body was found about one-mile north of Clarinda and the individual's remains were sent to the state medical examiners office for an autopsy. No other information was released, pending autopsy results. The remains … [Read more...]
Man convicted of killing wife with corn rake wants a new trial
An Earlville man convicted of killing his wife is asking for a new trial. Todd Mullis was found guilty of first-degree murder following a week-long trial in September. The 12-person Dubuque County jury agreed with prosecutors, who said Mullis stabbed his wife, Amy, in the back with a corn rake on … [Read more...]
Two found dead inside Webster City apartment
Webster City police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside an apartment building on Sunday morning, according to Police Chief Shiloh Mork. "The police department received a call a little after 8 o'clock this morning of two individuals possibly deceased," Mork … [Read more...]
Ames man accused of killing his roommate
(Update) The victim is identified as 37-year-old Christopher Charles Swalwell of Ames. He was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center and subsequently transferred to Mercy in Des Moines where he later died of his injuries. Previous story: Ames police say a man who was attacked during an argument … [Read more...]
Two arrested after stabbing in Council Bluffs
A man and woman are in custody after a stabbing early this morning in Council Bluffs. When officers arrived a little after 5 a.m., at an apartment complex in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue, they found 47-year-old Glenna Hankins, of Council Bluffs suffering from an stab wound to the stomach. An … [Read more...]
Supreme Court says Coe College can’t sell Grant Wood paintings
The paintings were part of a large mural known as "The Fruits of Iowa" commissioned in 1932 by businessman Eugene Eppley to hang in the Hotel Montrose in Cedar Rapids. The Eppley Foundation donated the paintings to Coe College in 1976 with a letter saying they should hang in the college's Stewart … [Read more...]
NAACP leader says governor’s criminal justice task force an ’empowering moment’
The new committee Governor Reynolds assembled to make criminal justice reform recommendations met for the first time Thursday. The group heard presentations about trends in Iowa's prison population and barriers people face when they leave prison. Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, an attorney who is … [Read more...]
Appeals Court says near death experience not enough to end life prison sentence
The Iowa Court of Appeals says a Wappello County man serving life in prison shouldn't be released after he was resuscitated at the hospital. Benjamin Schreiber is serving the life sentence after being convicted in 1997 of beating John Terry to death. Schrieber suffered septic poisoning in 2015 … [Read more...]