December 29, 2018 Mollie Tibbetts’ mom opens up home to son of Mexican immigrants after his parents fled slain student's town Laura Calderwood, the mother of slain University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, opened up her home to Ulises Felix, the son of Mexican immigrants, who fled the town after a suspect was arrested in connection with her daughter’s murder.
December 21, 2018 Prosecutor's arrest for drunkenness prompts dismissal of case against man accused of molesting teen An Iowa man who was set to plead guilty in a sex abuse case was freed from jail Monday after a judge cited a drunken county attorney for failing to prosecute him in a timely manner.
December 20, 2018 DNA evidence leads police to charge Iowa man with 1979 murder of 18-year-old woman Thirty-nine years to the day that a woman was killed and left in her family's car in the parking lot of an Iowa mall, officials announced Wednesday a suspect was arrested in her murder.
December 19, 2018 Iowa gym teacher arrested on suspicion of being drunk at work, police say Erin Ellerbach, 38, of Asbury, Iowa, was arrested after she was suspected of being drunk while at work at Jefferson Middle School.
December 5, 2018 2020 Democratic presidential prospects making early moves in Iowa Democrats mulling a run for presidency in 2020 are already flocking to the Hawkeye State to test the waters before officially announcing their candidacy.
December 5, 2018 Iowa father sentenced after leaving his maggot-infested son to die in hot apartment An Iowa father will spend the rest of his life behind bars for leaving his infant son alone in an apartment bedroom for nine days while maggots crawled over the boy and E. coli infected his bloodstream before he ultimately died, The Des Moines Register reported.
November 26, 2018 Midwest snowstorm cancels hundreds of flights as holiday weekend winds down A massive storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights at airports in Chicago and Kansas City and forcing parts of some major highways to shut down as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close.
November 21, 2018 Iowa man who damaged iconic 'Field of Dreams' site gets probation An Iowa man who damaged the iconic “Field of Dreams” site must serve two to five years of probation and received deferred judgment, which allows his conviction to be scrubbed if he fulfills his terms.
November 4, 2018 Author Stephen King asks Iowans to vote against Steve King, calls GOP congressman 'racist dumbbell' With Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, right, engulfed in controversy, author Stephen King took to social media over the weekend to try to distance himself from the congressman.
