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A Polk County judge tacked on three more years for a 2023 road-rage probation violation, pushing Dylan Brown's term to 58 years.
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Cullen/Frost Bankers is backing the Spurs forward's $25 million purchase of a 70-year-old Paton, Iowa bank with just five employees.
A phone search tied to a stolen gun case in Mason City uncovered years of child exploitation.
A shooting near West Third and Baltimore streets marks Waterloo's fourth homicide of 2026, just blocks from where a 17-year-old was found dead 12 days earlier.
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.
Food & Drinks in ...
A St. Louis slushie bar is heading to Des Moines’ East Village with its first-ever full food menu.
Hundreds gathered in Van Meter as Final Salute marked its 100th burial with a first-ever helicopter escort.
The conveyor-belt chain is taking over a former Panera Bread at Jordan Creek Town Center, with robot servers and a prize game in tow.
Iowa has seen a string of major federal financial crime prosecutions, including alleged loan fraud and a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
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