Repentant thief gives Iowa Catholic college $500, seeks forgiveness for radio stolen in 1955
Thief gives Iowa college $500, seeks forgiveness Government asks to drop immigration charges against ex-manager of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse
Gov’t: Dismiss some counts in slaughterhouse case Charges filed against Iowa men accused of beating a sleepwalker afre finding him in apartment
Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment Iowa man awakened early by cleaning woman allegedly gets into a broom fight with a woman
Man awakened early allegedly starts broom fight Iowa man ordering food at a restaurant called a zombie, then punched twice
Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice ‘Who smells?’ Odor turns Iowa City, others against ginkgo, but some towns embrace hardy treeIOWA CITY, Iowa — The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks. Ag industry defends itself over grisly video of chicks, says farming isn’t a pretty businessIOWA CITY, Iowa — Paul Lasley cringed when he heard about an undercover video showing unwanted chicks being tossed alive into a grinder at an Iowa hatchery. Iowa judge moves trial for managers of kosher slaughterhouse that was site of immigration raidIOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D. Iowa labor agency agrees to slash fines by $9M against former owners of kosher slaughterhouseIOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s labor agency has agreed to slash proposed fines by $9 million against the former owners of a kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid with the hope that it can recoup a fraction of the penalties. Police say man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay his bond for outstanding warrantIOWA CITY, Iowa — Police said a 19-year-old man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay a bond for an outstanding warrant. Police charged the man with first-degree bank robbery after the Monday morning robbery of American Bank and Trust. Sale of troubled Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to Canadian plastics manufacturer approvedIOWA CITY, Iowa — A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was subjected to a large immigration raid. Partners agree to buy northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse raided by immigration agentsIOWA CITY, Iowa — The president of a Canadian plastics plant and two others filed court documents Tuesday to buy a struggling kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa that was the site of a massive raid by immigration agents last year. Group agrees to buy raided northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse pending bankruptcy hearingIOWA CITY, Iowa — The president of a Canadian plastics plant and two partners have agreed to buy a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa that was the site of a massive immigration raid last year, pending a bankruptcy hearing. Texas company that housed mentally disabled workers in Iowa faces $900,000 in state finesIOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa is levying a record-setting, wage-related fine against a Texas labor contractor for alleged labor-law violations in its employment and care of dozens of mentally disabled men who worked at an Iowa meatpacker. As tolling bells mark anniversary of raid, Iowa town pins hopes on kosher slaughterhouse saleIOWA CITY, Iowa — A year after federal agents converged on a northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse, arresting nearly 400 workers and upending a town’s economy, residents and officials are anxious for the plant to sell and return Postville to a glimpse of its former prosperity. Company buys $10M debt of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that went bankrupt after immigration raidIOWA CITY, Iowa — An undisclosed company has bought a $10 million credit line to a bankrupt kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa, paving the way for the plant’s sale. Iowa gov’s lawyer says e-mails sent on private accounts are subject to public records lawsIOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has released some e-mails he sent in his first two years in office using private computers and non-government servers, a move that follows criticism that he was using private e-mail accounts to dodge public-records law. Dozens of gays cross state lines for Iowa weddings; some plan to stay so unions are recognizedIOWA CITY, Iowa — Dozens of gay couples have flocked to Iowa from elsewhere in the Midwest since the door to same-sex marriage was opened there this week, and some counties have seen more interest from outside the state than within. Midwest gay couples keep officials in Iowa’s border counties busy with license applicationsIOWA CITY, Iowa — Dozens of out-of-state same-sex couples have flocked to Iowa since it legalized gay marriage. College town Iowa City worried by late-night beatings in downtown area packed with barsIOWA CITY, Iowa — Gangs of men punching people on the street at random. Street fights where bystanders sometimes cheer, and where those who try to intervene sometimes get beaten themselves. |