Iowa teen who beat high school Spanish teacher to death gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years

A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a hearing Thursday lasting more than seven hours. Miller and Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty months ago to the 2021 baseball bat attack on Nohema Grabe.

In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court rejects attempt to reinstate strict abortion ban

A bid by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to reinstate the state’s strict ban on most abortions has failed. In a rare 3-3 split decision Friday, the state's supreme court upheld a 2019 district court ruling that blocked the law.

Demolition begins for collapsed Iowa apartment building

Crews on Monday morning started demolishing the remains of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless.

More bodies found in Iowa apartment collapse as lawsuits began

“We don’t have any other information at this time that there are any additional people missing,” Chief Jeff Bladel said.

Body of missing man found in Iowa apartment collapse; search continues for others

The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday.

Iowa authorities release video of police cruiser hitting 4-year-old boy

Chief Michael Tupper said the officer who hit the child was carefully operating his vehicle and that "what occurred is unfortunate, but Officer Danielson did nothing wrong."

Iowa apartment building partially collapses, prompting massive rescue effort

Authorities have not disclosed if anyone was killed or the number of people, if any, that remain trapped after a portion of the six-story apartment complex collapsed and broke away from the rest of the structure.

2 teens plead guilty in 2021 beating death of Spanish teacher in Iowa

Two Iowa teenagers pleaded guilty to murder after they attacked the 66-year-old teacher with a baseball bat in a park after a dispute over a bad grade in 2021.

Dashcam video shows truck slam into car pulled over by Iowa state trooper

The video shows the trooper standing on the passenger side of the car when a truck comes from behind the driver side and collides with the car.

Iowa man pleads guilty to threatening Arizona AG and Maricopa County Supervisor: DOJ

A man in Iowa has pleaded guilty to charges involving threats he made to two Arizona officials in connection with the 2020 election, including the state's Attorney General and a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

Scary distracted driving incidents caught on camera
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Traffic officials in Iowa are reminding drivers to remain focused on the road. Footage shows an example of what a distracted driver can get themselves into as you can clearly see a man making his way through a highway before ramming into a disabled semi-truck at 65 mph. By a miracle, both drivers walked away with minor injuries. A similar situation took place in Utah when another distracted driver ended up in a crash. Footage shared by the Utah Highway Patrol shows the vehicle crashing over an icy embankment. No injuries were caused by the crash. Traffic officials in Utah are using this as an example to encourage drivers to remove all distractions.

Prehistoric sabertooth skull found in Iowa likely last of species to walk Earth, researchers say

Radiocarbon dating indicates the male sabertooth cat died at the end of the Ice Age between 13,605 and 13,460 years ago before getting buried in the East Nishnabotna River in southwest Iowa.

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a pair of laws restricting the bathrooms transgender students can use and banning gender-affirming medical care amid a flood of legislation nationwide targeting the trans community.