John Gramlich(NEW YORK) -- Friends of an American tourist beaten to death outside a bar on an island in Greece recalled him as someone who "was going to do a lot of great things" and said "everyone wants answers" as to how he died.Bakari Henderson, a 22-year-old recent graduate of the University of Arizona, was at a bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos when a fight broke out with […]
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- A police office in Charlotte, North Carolina, was charged with hitting and killing a pedestrian with his patrol vehicle while on duty, police said Wednesday.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Officer Phillip Barker, 24, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, accused of fatally striking 28-year-old James Short last week, the department said.Short was crossing the street at around 3 a.m. Saturday morning when the on-duty officer allegedly struck him […]
Another woman who works for Republicans in the Iowa Senate has testified that sexual harassment is commonplace in the state senate. Kirsten Anderson, the former communications director for Senate Republicans, sued the state three years ago, claiming she was fired after writing a memo complaining about the harassment. Pam Dugdale, who still works for Senate Republicans, testified in […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two groups hoping to win a gambling license to open a casino in Cedar Rapids presented their projects to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission today at their meeting in Altoona. Cedar Rapids was denied a gambling license back in 2014, with commissioners citing concerns about the impact on existing casinos. The Wild Rose casino […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Human Services reports a newborn girl born July 6, 2017, at an Iowa hospital was released to the custody of the DHS under the state’s Safe Haven law. It is the 28th time since the law went into effect. A court hearing to terminate parental rights will be held within a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Authorities today made an arrest in connection with a Newton man’s death four months ago. Fifty-two-year-old Randy Linderman of Charles City was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Luis Ramirez Berber was found dead inside his home in rural Jasper County on March 6th. An autopsy revealed he died of “blunt force trauma.” Authorities haven’t […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 14-year-old Knoxville girl will not be prosecuted for sending photos of herself to a male classmate. The Marion County Attorney had announced plans to charge the girl with sexual exploitation of a minor, for taking selfies of herself in a mirror in her bedroom and then sending the photos to a boy in her […]Powered by WPeMatico
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a candidate for governor, says former Republican Governor Terry Branstad and current Governor Kim Reynolds have boxed GOP legislators into commiting the “mortal sin” of borrowing from the state’s cash reserves to balance the state budget. “This was predictable and preventable. Last summer, people knew that the farm economy was […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the abduction and killing of two young cousins from Evansdale. The day is being marked by events raising awareness about the unsolved case and teaching lessons about child safety. Ten-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and eight-year-old Elizabeth Collins were taken on July 13th, 2012. Their disappearance during a bike ride sparked […]Powered by WPeMatico
