Crime

Iowa's state medical examiner has confirmed that the human remains found in a farm field outside of Montezuma last month are that of 10-year-old Xavior Harrelson, who disappeared in May, just days before his 11th birthday. The cause of death has not yet been released but law enforcement officers continue to investigate the boy's death as suspicious.

The man convicted of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been given a sentence of life in prison without parole.

A judge ruled Thursday that inmate Thomas Woodard will spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal killings of nurse Lorena Schulte and correctional officer Robert McFarland. Woodard was sentenced to two life terms, served consecutively, for the murders of the prison staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.

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Iowa organizations that support crime victims’ services will receive new federal funding since President Joe Biden signed a law to redirect dollars to the Crime Victims Fund.

As part of the efforts, the Treasury Department will inform states that they can use funds allotted by the American Rescue Plan to aid in reducing gun violence.

Newsbuzz: Changes to mental health funding, a triple homicide in Cedar Rapids and a COVID-19 update.

The trials of the two men accused of killing two prison employees at the Anamosa State Penitentiary have been rescheduled. Inmates Michael Dutcher and Thomas Woodard are now slated to go on trial in August and September.

Another Iowan has been charged for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Federal records show Daryl Johnson of St. Ansgar is at least the sixth Iowan to face charges related to the deadly riot.

Longtime Polk County Attorney John Sarcone is retiring after three decades on the job. Now an assistant county attorney and a defense attorney are jumping into the race to replace him.