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A second ambulance was sent to Lizard Creek Ranch after deputies gave life-saving aid to a man shot in the stomach.
Andrew Darrick Tanaka allegedly told officers he “had to kill people today” after firing on strangers along I-35 in Warren County.
A shootout and a chase down a West Ames street led to state charges against two men.
A judge also extended a five-year no-contact order protecting the Cedar Falls medic from further contact.
Hannah Priest admits endangerment charge tied to 23-month-old’s fatal brain trauma; sentencing set for Nov. 9.
Hundreds gathered in Van Meter as Final Salute marked its 100th burial with a first-ever helicopter escort.
Iowa has seen a string of major federal financial crime prosecutions, including alleged loan fraud and a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Zondai Muyengwa, 77, was found inside his truck after it sank in Ames. Police say the cause remains under investigation.
A nearby boat pulled a third rider from the water after all three were thrown overboard at Massey Marina.
The rider was thrown from his Harley-Davidson in Linn County and died before his name could be released.
A rear-end crash near Ollie sent two vehicles into a ditch; officials say seatbelts likely saved the surviving driver.
A neighbor recognized Gerardo Garcia-Michel from an old America's Most Wanted rerun, prompting an arrest in the decades-old case involving Leslie Ruby.
No one was hurt after a gunman fired into the air near Tripp Street, and police are investigating.
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