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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A new trial likely won’t be held until late this year for a man whose murder conviction in the gruesome 2017 stabbing of his ex-girlfriend was overturned. Attorneys for Gregory Davis, 30, and prosecutors agreed last week that a new trial won’t be possible until October or November, because Davis…

IOWA — The FBI is announcing the arrest of an Iowa man who allegedly took part in the siege of the US Capitol Building earlier this month. Leo Christopher Kelly of Cedar Rapids was arrested on Monday by FBI agents in Cedar Rapids, according to an FBI news release. Kelly will be charged with the…

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and No. 5 Iowa rolled to a 96-73 victory over Northwestern on Sunday. Joe Wieskamp had 16 points and CJ Fredrick added 13 as the Hawkeyes (12-2, 6-1 in the Big Ten) won their fifth straight. Iowa and Michigan…

Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital. Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped below 500 for the first time since October last year, according to Iowa Department of Public Health statistics. This comes as the state reported two more COVID-19 deaths and 730 new coronavirus cases in the state. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’s…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 64 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,333 new coronavirus cases in the state. The new numbers reflect testing reported on the IDPH’s COVID-19 website over the 24 hours between 10 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. The newly reported positive cases and deaths did not…

WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Friday night tweeted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump, stating he will remain Secretary until the Biden administration begins on Jan. 20. The letter, dated Jan 12, says Azar’s resignation is effective Jan. 20 at noon when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed nine felony counts against a Des Moines Black Liberation Movement leader who was charged with shining a laser pointer in the eyes of police officers during an August protest. Judge Paul Miller ruled Thursday that the Johnson County attorney’s office violated Matè Farrakhan Muhammad’s right to…

URBANDALE, Iowa –– Digging out after a big snowfall, especially a blizzard, means a lot of work for a lot of us Central Iowans. I clamped a camera to my snowblower as I dug out Friday morning to see what the big loud machine would see if it had eyes instead of blades and an…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Tony Lemmo has been in the restaurant business for more than 15 years. His love of food and cooking started at home with his mom, Lou Ann. Now a partner in several Des Moines area restaurants, he knows to expect the unexpected. “We had a rough year in ’19 so we…

WILMINGTON, Del. (NEXSTAR) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan Thursday that included $1,400 checks for most Americans. On top of $600 provided in the most recent COVID-19 bill, the checks would bring the total to the $2,000 that Biden has called for. With Democrats in control of the presidency and…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eleven students from Brazil and Chile have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a northwest Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food manufacturer and a packaging company of human trafficking and involuntary servitude. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Northern District of Iowa says Western Iowa Tech Community College…

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — All eyes will be on President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening as he rolls out his coronavirus relief package, which is expected to include the largest stimulus check yet of $2,000 for most Americans. While that will certainly provide relief, the proposal is also expected to include a significant expansion of an…

Jessica Lemmo started her design business ten years ago, knowing being a small business owner is challenging, but never dreaming she’d eventually have to navigate a worldwide pandemic. “I remember that day vividly,” she says of the shutdown in March, “I just thought my whole business what doing down the tubes.” Her primary streams of…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic forced the court system to enact two shutdowns of jury trials and institute remote hearings, but she is determined to resume in-person trials in February. Giving the annual Condition of the Judiciary speech to the Iowa Legislature, Christensen…

The Supreme Court has announced it is reviewing a major refinery waiver decision. David Geiger has more in the Agribusiness Report for January 13, 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

DES MOINES, Iowa — A metro teen is giving back to local fire departments and the Animal Rescue League of Iowa. Carley Deery presented a check for $2,250 to the ARL Wednesday morning, with the money earmarked to help purchase oxygen masks for pets. Deery, the daughter of a Des Moines firefighter, said she wanted…

CLIVE, IOWA — Police in Clive are releasing the names of three teenagers killed in a crash during a police pursuit early Monday morning. Emmanuel Nyariel, 16, and Majok Nyariel and Zacharia Warsame, both age 14, were killed in the crash. Mohamed Elzubeir, age 13, and Hamid Lula, age 15, were also in the vehicle.…

WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday answered reporters’ questions for the first time since the riots at the U.S. Capitol last week. As he prepared to board a plane on his way to Alamo, Texas, a city near the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump declined to take responsibility for the insurrection by his supporters who…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver her Condition of the State Address during primetime Tuesday. The annual speech that’s usually given the morning after the Iowa Legislature resumes will instead be happening at 6:00 p.m. Iowans have heard from Gov. Reynolds often during the pandemic and this isn’t the first time she…

DES MOINES, IOWA — The 2021 legislative session is underway. On Monday, the 89th General Assembly was sworn into office with leaders laying out their priorities for the coming year. WHO 13 Political Director Dave Price reports the focus on all sides in the Iowa House will be on the pandemic. Republicans who control the…

ASSOCIATED PRESS — The Iowa Hawkeyes remain the number-five team in the nation in the new AP Men’s Basketball Poll released on Monday. The top six remained unchanged in the poll with Gonzaga, Baylor, Villanova and Texas ranking ahead of the Hawkeyes and Kansas staying in the sixth position. The undefeated Drake Bulldogs didn’t crack…