DES MOINES, IA – The Department of Justice commemorated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by emphasizing its commitment to protecting elderly individuals against abuse, fraud, and neglect by advancing elder…
A man who illegally possessed two separate guns, on two separate occasions, was sentenced, June 3, 2022, to more than 8 years in federal prison. Demetrius Wright, 41, from Spencer,…
A California man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 3, 2022, to more than five years in federal prison. Felton Fitzgerald, 52, from Orange, California, received the prison…
Funding will support social care needs and health care providers across The Hawkeye State DES MOINES, Iowa, May 19, 2022 — Aetna Health of Iowa Inc., dba Aetna Better Health…
A felon who possessed a firearm was sentenced May 13, 2022, to 37 months in federal prison. Joshua Brown, age 49, of Iowa City received the sentence after a November…
Scott Pride, 69, from Tucson, AZ, plead guilty May 5, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. At the plea hearing, evidence showed…
An Iowa man who conspired to distribute over 150 pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison. Jeremey Aswegan, age 44, from Van Horne,…
WASHINGTON – An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…
A Marshalltown man, who was involved in the importation and distribution of thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine, was sentenced today, April 29, 2022, to over 20 years in federal prison. …
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed Mary R. Jensen as the Acting U.S. Trustee for the judicial districts established for the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South…
DAVENPORT, Iowa – An Iowa City woman, Whitney Terrion Claybon, age 32, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 27 months in prison for Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Claybon…
DAVENPORT, Iowa – An Iowa City man, John Curtis Vest-Walker, age 35, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 37 months in prison for Drug User in Possession of a…
A man who illegally possessed two firearms was sentenced April 8, 2022, to more than two years in federal prison. Criston Nunez-Morris, 21, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison…
A man who possessed stolen mail was sentenced on April 5, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Tony Steece, 37, from Spencer, Iowa, pled guilty to three counts of…
A Hampton, Iowa woman who received unemployment benefits in other people’s names pled guilty on March 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Stephanie Mendenhall, age 53, from Hampton,…
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on March 17, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Dustin Joe Martinez, 33, from Sutherland, Iowa, pled guilty on October…
A man who possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on March 14, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Arturo Flores, 23, from Eagle Pass, Texas, pled guilty…
DES MOINES, IA – On March 10, 2022, Penny Layne Witt appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to evade or defeat tax. Witt is…
DAVENPORT, Iowa – An Iowa City man, Antonio Deshawn Russell, age 35, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Prohibited Person…
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that NATHAN RUSSELL CATES, age 41, of Missouri Valley, Iowa pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of…
– A highly pathogenic form of bird flu was reported in a commercial turkey flock in Iowa, making it the second reported outbreak in the top egg-producing state of the…
By Leah Douglas – Landowners in Iowa have been slow to cede their property rights to a 2,000-mile (3,219 km) proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cut through the U.S.…
DES MOINES, IA – A teenager has died and two have been hospitalized in critical condition after shots were fired outside a high school in Iowa on Monday afternoon, according…
Chain Of Tornadoes Rips Through Iowa, Kills Seven People Harry Wilmerding on March 7, 2022 A series of tornadoes ripped through Iowa on Saturday, killing seven people, CNN reported. The…
– Six people were killed by a tornado that struck Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday, the Des Moines Register reported, citing local officials. The tornado crashed into the city southwest of…