The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a former assistant Marshall County attorney who is accused of sexually harassing women who worked for him. The suspension for 42-year-old Benjamin Stansberry of Marshalltown is indefinite with no possibility of reinstatement for at least one year. The court grievance commission found Stansberry in 2016 […]Powered by WPeMatico
Sioux City Police have charged a man with arson in connection with the death of a Hinton woman Thursday night. Detective Nick Thompson says 40-year-old Elizabeth Bockholt died at a hospital after being found in a hotel room where there was a fire. “We learned the fire was intentionally set by an individual identified as Jordan […]Powered by WPeMatico
Media mogul Martha Stewart addressed nearly a thousand people over the noon-hour today at a conference in downtown Des Moines. “I’ve always wanted to come to Iowa,” Stewart said, with a laugh. “I have some ties here. Meredith Corporation is publishing ‘Martha Stewart Living’ and ‘Martha Stewart Wedding’ and our special issues and it was […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Supreme Court has again upheld the use of speed cameras in Cedar Rapids. The Supreme Court originally had originally ruled in favor of some of the claims in the class action lawsuit against the cameras on Interstate 380, but reheard the case after the city said the ruling did not rely on the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Information was released this week on the investigation into the actions of three Denison city employees who were placed on administrative leave in December. The city manager, city clerk and fire chief were reinstated while the investigation continued, but the city said it was personnel issue and no public information was released. Attorney James Gilliam […]Powered by WPeMatico
North America’s largest waterfowl species will be celebrated in central Iowa this weekend. The Trumpeter Swan Soiree is planned for Saturday at Walnut Woods State Park in West Des Moines. Dave Hoffman is the trumpeter swan restoration coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. He says you’ll be able to see the swans up […]Powered by WPeMatico
Clinton firefighter Adam Cain, who was critically injured battling a a fire earlier this month, is being released from the hospital today. A news release from Clinton City Hall says Cain has met with his surgery team, trauma team and physical therapy team. All have agreed that the 23-year-old Cain has done amazingly well in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The parents of a missing Marshalltown teen held a news conference at the city library to ask for help in finding their son. Thirteen-year-old Corey Brown left his home late Tuesday night, apparently after a discussion with his parents, who took away his cellphone as punishment. His dad Craig Brown spoke directly to his son. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Authorities in southwestern Iowa’s Pottawattamie County are investigating the circumstances surrounding two separate deaths. Police in Council Bluffs were called late Thursday morning to the scene of a vacant supermarket building, where a body was discovered as a crew was removing the store’s shelving and coolers. Authorities said the body appears to have been there […]Powered by WPeMatico
