Authorities have accused an area man and woman of possessing methamphetamine. Michael Thompson, 37, was charged Jan. 10 with third or subsequent offense of possession of a controlled substance. Michele...

Department of Corrections employees from all over the state met in the University of Iowa’s Iowa Memorial Union for a two-day training session based on developments in domestic-violence research....

University of Iowa coffers are flush with more money. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced in an April 25 press release that the UI received a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management...

A past mistake doesn’t always have to last a lifetime. Johnson County’s first Juvenile Records Sealing Day aimed to give people a second chance by sealing their juvenile records. “A...

A bill that would decriminalize the use of cannabis oil for epileptic patients was approved by a House subcommittee this past weekend and is being sent to the Public Safety Committee for debate. The...

WEST DES MOINES —The last time Sarah Palin visited Iowa prior to a major election, many were anticipating a presidential campaign announcement. Three years later, political representatives and experts...

WEST DES MOINES — In Sarah Palin’s eyes, pistol packing and Harley Davidson riding Joni Ernst is ready to represent Iowa in Washington D.C. “D.C. is a town that is of course known for ‘pork’...

When Haley Lynch was 9 years old, she says now, she envisioned herself dying in a car crash and finding some relief from the pain she felt. Fifteen years and many doctors and hospitalizations later,...