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PRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman accused of allowing her infant daughter to be abused by the baby’s father has been sentenced to probation. The Sioux City Journal reports that 22-year-old Brittanee Baker, of Sheldon, pleaded guilty last week to one count of felony child endangerment. She received a five-year suspended prison sentence and

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Two men are charged in the fatal shooting of a Cedar Falls man during the weekend. Police say 19-year-old Arthur Craig Lang was killed in the shooting on Sunday. Twenty-five-year-old Brandon Javon Mitchell, of Mason City, was charged Monday with attempted murder, intimidation with a weapon and felon in possession

MARION, Iowa (AP) — Police arrested a 22-year-old Marion man after authorities ruled the death of his infant son was a homicide. Samuel Goodwin was arrested Monday on possible charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. He is expected to be formally charged on Tuesday. Goodwin’s son died on April 4. Police and

PACIFIC JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — Census data shows that in the three years since devastating 2019 spring floods submerged Pacific Junction in southwest Iowa, the town’s population has shrunk from 475 to less than 100. Now the question is whether it will remain a town. Pacific Junction Mayor Andy Young recently told Omaha, Nebraska, television

MILFORD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman who was shot twice last week in the parking lot of a Milford medical staffing office where she worked has died. Now a man who was arrested shortly after the shooting faces a murder charge. The Sioux City Journal reports that 25-year-old Shelby Wiozeschke died Sunday at

By ABIGAIL SNYDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Michigan beat No. 21 Iowa 98-90, despite the Hawkeyes getting 46 points from Caitlin Clark. Laila Phelia added 24 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Wolverines, and Maddie Nolan contributed 17

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Patrick McCaffery added 18 points and seven boards and Iowa used a big second-half run to beat Minnesota 71-59. Murray and McCaffery combined to shoot 17 of 32 from the field while the rest of the team shot just 36% (12 of

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — One person died and another was in critical condition Sunday after a shooting in Cedar Falls. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Cedar Falls Police said two Mason City men were arrested after the shooting that was reported shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. Officers found a man with a gunshot

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman is grateful the state Board of Parole reversed its decision to give early release to the man who fatally shot her son in 2017 after a judge clarified that he sentenced the man to serve 24 years in prison. Shafona Jones told The Gazette in Cedar Rapids

DES MOINES, Iowa — Noah Carter had 23 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Drake 74-69 in overtime. Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 15 points and eight rebounds.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan was 6-for-6 from 3-point range to lead No. 11 Iowa State to its 20th win of the season to match the best start in school history as the Cyclones completed a season sweep of Oklahoma State, 76-58. Iowa State picked up its 20th win in 23 games to start

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones each scored 14 points and No. 23 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from No. 20 Iowa State for a 63-41 victory. Carr’s 3-pointer at the start of the

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones each scored 14 points and No. 23 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from No. 20 Iowa State for a 63-41 victory. Carr’s 3-pointer at the start of the

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is warning eight school districts to reinstate mask mandates or potentially face lawsuits. ACLU of Iowa announced Friday that it has notified eight of 10 school districts involved in a federal lawsuit against Iowa’s ban on mask mandates that they are violating a

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans have released three plans to cut taxes in Iowa and all share the common themes of phasing in a flat personal income tax and eliminating taxes on retirement income at a cost of billions of dollars to state revenue. Democrats and some progressive groups

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — Court documents indicate that an Iowa couple accused of starving a son who has special needs will take plea deals in the case. Richard Joe Ryan and Jennifer Ryan, of Pleasant Hill, were charged in April with first-degree kidnapping and neglecting a dependent. Investigators said the couple’s teenage son weighed

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming has canceled a meet in Iowa, and it is reviewing its calendar for the rest of 2022 after the world championships were pushed back another year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines was set for March 2-5 at the MidAmerican Energy Aquatic

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a Black man’s argument that he was denied his right to an impartial jury because of a flawed process that excluded Black people and resulted in only white jurors. It is the second time the state’s high court heard

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Hawkeyes’ home game against Minnesota on Sunday. Assistant Billy Taylor will be serve as the acting head coach in McCaffery’s absence. Iowa has lost three of its last four games. The Hawkeyes’ game at Ohio

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The trial of a Cedar Rapids teen charged with killing his parents has been pushed back to October. The Gazette reports that attorneys for 17-year-old Ethan Alexander Orton sought the delay, which a judge granted. Orton’s first-degree murder trial had been set to begin Tuesday. Orton is charged as an