To old friend in Iowa, Xi says world requires stability in China-US ties
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a recent reply to a letter from an Iowa native whom he first met nearly four decades ago, said the world’s…
Iowa City Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
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 22, 2021…
Arizona Man Caught With Over 5 Kilograms of Cocaine in Iowa
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 that on…
Iowa Man With Ties to Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison
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, Iowa, received…
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His…
Marshalltown Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for His Role in Importing Methamphetamine Iowa from Mexico
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. Genaro Aguilar…
Mary R. Jensen Appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for the Judicial Districts Established for the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
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 Dakota effective…
Iowa City Woman Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Ammunition
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 was ordered…
Iowa City Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Charges
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 Firearm, False…
Sioux City, Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms
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 term after…
Spencer, Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail
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 possession of…
Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud
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, Iowa was…
Iowa Man Sentenced to Another Term in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
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 21, 2021,…
Texas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking in Iowa
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 on November…
Iowa business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion
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 scheduled to…
Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Marijuana and Firearm Charge
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 in Possession…
IOWA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
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 methamphetamine. Cates…
Iowa reports highly pathogenic bird flu again this week
– 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 United States…
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show
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. Midwest, an…
Teenager dead, two in critical condition after shooting outside Iowa high school -police
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 to Des…
Chain Of Tornadoes Rips Through Iowa, Kills Seven People
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 Madison County…
Tornado slams central Iowa, killing at least six
– 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 the state…
Highly lethal bird flu spreads to Iowa backyard poultry flock
CHICAGO – Iowa reported a highly lethal form of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock on Wednesday, expanding a U.S. outbreak of the disease to the top egg-producing state. The flock…
Southen Iowa Fugitive Task Force Brings End to Three-Week Manhunt
Des Moines, IA – A task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in Des Moines arrested a man wanted by Alabama authorities for allegedly sexually abusing a child. The…
U.S. Marshals Service Leads Operation to Find Missing Iowa Children
Cedar Rapids, IA and Des Moines, IA – Since October 2020, the U.S. Marshals in Iowa have been partnering with federal, state and local agencies in a joint operation dubbed Operation Homecoming,…
Narcotics Trafficker/Fugitive Located Hiding in Rural Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA – U.S. Marshals arrested in Zwingle today an Illinois man who was wanted on federal charges out of Springfield, Missouri. Untavious Davenport, 39, has been wanted by the U.S.…
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