State prosecutors in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018, have accused the defense of an illegitimate "fishing expedition"...
Never afraid to face any obstacle, Iowa City Attorney Leon Spies has lived a storied career on the edge of his courtroom seat as a criminal defense attorney.
“I have that reputation for loving...
The trial for the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed again because of COVID-19.
Christian Bahena Rivera is accused of stabbing Tibbetts to death in...
A Fort Madison man was charged with theft for stealing power tools from an Iowa City pawn shop.
Julian Paul Menke, 38, was charged Dec. 1 with second-degree theft.
According to the arrest...
A North Liberty man has been accused of sexually abusing a juvenile.
Trumell Alexander Roberts, 38, was charged Dec. 1 with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, indecent exposure, and lascivious...
Dustin Roy Martin, 31, was charged Dec. 1 with third degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance, and armed with a 5 to 8 inch blade.
According to the arrest affidavit, the victim reported...
A University of Iowa student has been accused of extortion.
Vy Nhat Dinh, 20 was charged with extortion for allegedly telling the victim she would accuse him of sexual assault unless he paid her...
A 26-member committee tasked with “reimagining” campus safety will hold a series of public townhall meetings in February 2021.
The UI created the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee,...
A Michigan man was charged with sexual abuse.
Gregory Hills, of Pontiac, Michigan, 56, was charged Nov. 10 with third degree sexual abuse in Iowa City.
According to the arrest affidavit, the...
An Iowa City man has been charged with second-degree burglary.
James Thomas Perry, 54, was charged Oct. 9 with violation of protective order and second degree burglary.
According to the arrest...
The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a residential house fire in an east-side neighborhood on Oct. 25 that ended up causing $50,000 worth of damage. No injuries have been reported.
According...
The Iowa City Police Department warned residents of reports of a suspect looking into the windows of female residents in a press release on Monday.
According to the release, the man had been observed...
