Iowa

Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the...

Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution

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DES MOINES, Iowa — A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit aimed at reducing the flow of fertilizer and hog...

Iowa Supreme Court bars warrantless police searches of trash

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday banned police from searching people’s uncollected trash without a warrant, outlawing an investigative...

Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on...

Man pleads guilty to shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A supporter of former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to felony charges for firing his handgun into a carful...

Iowa man charged with killing family blamed masked intruder

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A 20-year-old man charged with killing his parents and younger sister in their family home in Iowa told police that...

Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship

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There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan. It's the same in Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, too. ...

Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said...

Early states’ GOP opposes Nevada as 1st presidential primary

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LAS VEGAS — Republicans in the four early presidential nominating states on Tuesday jointly opposed a Democratic push in Nevada to make the Western...

Judge rips Iowa police chief for using stun gun on partiers

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A judge has condemned an Iowa police chief for using his city-issued stun gun to shock guests at two parties...