DES MOINES — A weird story took another bizarre twist Thursday night as representatives of a trust withdrew their claim for a winning lottery ticket and abandoned their bid for a $7.5 million cash payout after taxes. “This has been, and continues to be, the strangest situation that we can recall in the 26-year history [...]

  CEDAR RAPIDS —Volunteers, groomers and an Anamosa veterinarian teamed up Wednesday night to work with 16 dogs that authorities said were rescued from “deplorable conditions” in western Iowa. Bob Citrullo, executive director of the Cedar Valley Humane Society, said the Sac County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Des-Moines based Animal Rescue League of Iowa, [...]

TAMA — The former police chief of the Meskwaki Nation is facing multiple charges stemming from an alleged Dec. 5 incident. According to court records, Christopher Knouse, 45, is charged with non-felonious misconduct while in office, a serious misdemeanor, fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor, and pistol or revolver acquisition without a permit, an aggrevated misdemeanor. [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — An Iowa native was among six Marines who died Thursday after their CH-53D helicopter crashed in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province. Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, 40, grew up in Iowa and joined the Marines after graduating from Centerville High School in 1990, his father, John Riddick of Mount Pleasant, said Friday. Riddick, 62, [...]

FAYETTE — Iowa State Patrol troopers were investigating a crash that killed a driver and injured three others, including a 4-year-old, in rural Fayette County Friday. Gailen Allwood, 67, of Westgate, died. The accident happened at 10:30 a.m. According to a crash report , Allwood was traveling west on 100th Street (County Highway C33) when he lost control [...]

IOWA CITY – Blood centers report a greater need for donations following the holidays, and ask donors to step up their visits, or at least schedule them during the slow period, marked as January’s National Blood Donor Month. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which serves 80 Midwest hospitals, including Mercy Hospital and the VA [...]

IOWA CITY – MidWestOne Bank is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction the suspect or suspects involved in the Dec. 16 bank robbery, where an armed, masked man managed to escape with cash. The suspect is described as a 5-foot-8, 160-pound white male, who wore a black hoodie, black [...]

FORT MADISON – A convicted rapist once considered a prime suspect in the 1979 unsolved stabbing death of Cedar Rapids teen Michelle Martinko died this week in the Iowa State Penitentiary Hospice Care Unit, where he was serving a life sentence for an unrelated sexual crime. Dennis Lee McKee, 61, died a natural death from [...]

  IOWA CITY– After spending four days in a tree on Clinton Street, the rescued cat is resting comfortably at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center. “She’s kind of like a little local celebrity right now,” said Willa Hamilton, 29, an animal services officer who believes the feline to be a young female [...]

An Iowa City woman was arrested Saturday after assaulting an Iowa City Hy-Vee employee who had confronted her for suspected shoplifting, police said. According to a police report, an employee observed Jamie L. Hunt, 26, of 1100 Arthur St., placing a container of baby formula in her purse at Hy-Vee, 812 S. First Ave., just [...]

UPDATE: Both lanes are moving again after three minor crashes occurred westbound on Interstate 80 west of West Branch Tuesday morning. State Patrol officials said Lt. Neil Wellner’s patrol car was hit a few miles west of mile marker 257 Tuesday morning while Wellner was responding to an accident, but no one was injured. According [...]

IOWA CITY – A 21-year-old University of Iowa student was arrested Friday for alleging a report of her own kidnapping. Authorities said they used police and Iowa Dept. of Public Safety resources to investigate the alleged kidnapping of Kelsey L. Hoffman, of Fort Dodge, who reported on Sept. 23 she was snatched from behind her [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Eastern Iowans on Saturday remembered award-winning news correspondent and Cedar Rapids native Richard Threlkeld as someone with a humble and generous nature. Threlkeld, 74, who died Friday after his car collided with a propane tanker in Amagansett, N.Y., fashioned an impressive journalism career at the local and network levels, working as a [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Eastern Iowans on Saturday remembered award-winning news correspondent and Cedar Rapids native Richard Threlkeld as someone with a humble and generous nature. Threlkeld, 74, who died Friday after his car collided with a propane tanker in Amagansett, N.Y., fashioned an impressive journalism career at the local and network levels, working as a [...]

IOWA CITY — An unregistered Iowa City day care has closed after allegations that a 3-month-old suffered a significant injury at the provider’s home day care, according to court documents. A temporary injunction was filed Jan. 6, to close Tattle Tales Day Care, 1009 Sandusky Dr., in Iowa City, operated by Lisa A. Koplin, after [...]

A 42-year-old Iowa City woman is accused of hitting her 3-year-old daughter Thursday, knocking her to the ground. According to a report, Latonya D. Mack, of the Dolphin Lake Point living community, 2401 Highway 6 East, was observed by a patrol officer at 9:12 a.m. taking a “full, hard swing” at the child hitting her [...]

A 19-year-old Florida man was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing his employer’s bank deposit because he was upset that he wasn’t paid adequately, his co-worker told investigators. According to a criminal complaint, Ryan M. Stewart was given a $5,761.55 business deposit on July 9 to deliver to an unnamed bank when he parked in an [...]

IOWA CITY – In efforts to prevent Iowa City burglaries, police said they have increased uniformed and plainclothes patrol efforts, and have also reminded the public that they are seeking any information regarding such incidents. Fifty burglaries have been reported at local businesses and residences since November, but only 12 burglary arrests have been made, [...]

A jacknifed semi-trailer truck has closed the ramp from southbound Interstate 380 to westbound Interstate 80 in Johnson County, just west of Iowa City.

The crash was reported around 11:30 a.m. It’s unclear how long the ramp will be blocked by the semi.

A Coralville man was arrested Monday after he attempted to drive off from a Casey’s General Store, in a stolen car, without paying for gas. According to an Iowa State Patrol report, Deandre L. R. Irby, 20, of 419 Tenth Ave. No. 3, was pulled over in a 2001 Jeep Cherokee after troopers matched it [...]