Criminal Justice

The right to an attorney doesn't mean that an attorney will be free in states like Iowa.

A jury in Woodbury County recently reached a guilty verdict in the killing of a Sioux City man who was Native American. Advocates say the case is an example of how Indigenous people are at higher risk for gun violence and death.

A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the option for some child crime victims to testify remotely in a trial passed the Iowa House Thursday, completing the first major step toward amending the Iowa Constitution.

Cold cases are resolved on an almost weekly basis by new investigative techniques and forensic technologies that can process DNA evidence from long dormant crime scenes.

A proposed constitutional amendment would shield children from facing their abuser when testifying, but some argue this infringes on the right to confront an accuser.

Kenny Rader was arrested and jailed after joining Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was one of hundreds pardoned by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.

Republicans on an Iowa House panel advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would help restore the option for some child crime victims to testify remotely in a trial rather than face their alleged abuser in the courtroom.

Family members say they are happy an arrest has finally been made in the death of a Sioux City teenager killed in 1983.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking lawmakers to approve language for a constitutional amendment she said will ensure child victims can testify against their alleged abusers from a separate room.

Jerry Mark is serving life behind bars for the deaths of four family members. His lawyers and advocates are pushing for a new trial based on what they say is new evidence in the case.