Animal Eye Consultants of Iowa, in Hiawatha, is suing Sentinel Insurance Co. in U.S. District Court, alleging breach of contract and bad faith.
By Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch Crime & Courts Dec. 16, 2025 3:46 pm8h ago
Animal Eye Consultants of Iowa, in Hiawatha, is suing Sentinel Insurance Co. in U.S. District Court, alleging breach of contract and bad faith.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Dec. 16, 2025 5:37 pm6h ago
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in the investigation of a homicide that happened almost a year ago, on Dec. 30, 2024.
Crime & Courts Dec. 16, 2025 7:44 am16h ago
One man was injured in a shooting Saturday in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MIKE BALSAMO - Associated Press
Crime & Courts Dec. 15, 2025 3:07 pm1d ago
It was not immediately clear what charges Nick Reiner, 32, would face. Online records show he remained in jail on Monday. Police Chief Jim McDonnell said he is being held on $4 million bail.
Crime & Courts Dec. 15, 2025 8:09 am1d ago
Christmas and other winter holidays are just around the corner, and while most people look forward to the season with excitement, it can be a difficult time for people in vulnerable situations, like those leaving behind an abusive relationship.
Crime & Courts Dec. 11, 2025 7:20 am5d ago
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said this year, in preparing for the next legislative session, his office has set priorities for changes they’d like to see. He hopes to work with legislators to address the state’s groping laws, invasion of privacy crimes, and rules about examination of public records.
Crime & Courts Dec. 11, 2025 7:26 am5d ago
An Iowa City woman, already charged with providing sex acts to massage parlor clients, is now charged with tampering with a witness. She is accused of trying to influence a victim and his wife not to testify against her.
Crime & Courts Dec. 11, 2025 7:45 am5d ago
The Iowa chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released a report Wednesday outlining the ways that automatic license plate reader cameras, or ALPRs, are being used across Iowa, and urging state legislators to implement regulations regarding their use.
Crime & Courts Dec. 9, 2025 3:28 pm7d ago
A woman said a Cedar Rapids man, who should have been a “role model and protector” was instead, the person who repeatedly sexually abused her over a two year period when she was 14 and 15 years old. He was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.
Higher Ed Dec. 9, 2025 5:02 pm7d ago
Eight months after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement abruptly terminated the status of four University of Iowa international students — and revoked visas for three of them without explanation — those students have settled the lawsuit they filed against the Department of Homeland Security.
By Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime & Courts Dec. 9, 2025 7:45 am7d ago
The State of Iowa is contesting an injunction issued in a lawsuit brought by the former operator of the state-owned Honey Creek Resort in southern Iowa.
Crime & Courts Dec. 8, 2025 2:00 pm8d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman, who was intoxicated, faces up to 16 years in prison for unintentionally causing the death of a motorcyclist in a head-on crash on Cottage Grove Avenue in October 2023. She pleaded to a lesser charge.
By Sarah Watson, - Quad-City Times
Crime & Courts Dec. 8, 2025 10:19 am8d ago
Iowa's auditor can be represented by his office's attorneys in a lawsuit over access to records concerning Davenport's nearly $2 million in settlements with three former employees, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in a decision released Friday.
Crime & Courts Dec. 8, 2025 10:53 am8d ago
A judge on Friday convicted an Iowa City man of robbing and trying to kill a woman on the University of Iowa campus in April of 2022. Ali Younes faces up to 60 years in prison.
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