Iowa courts

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that boils down to local vs. state and federal authority over carbon dioxide pipeline siting and safety. Separately, Summit Carbon Solutions picked up another permit and applied for another — both of which it needs to build a multi-state carbon capture and sequestration project.

The Iowa Judicial Branch said it is fixing computer programming errors that led to more than $26 million in court debt collections being sent to the wrong funds.

House Speaker Pat Grassley and Iowa Department of Management Director Kraig Paulsen wrote to State Auditor Rob Sand urging him to investigate the judicial branch’s misallocation of court debt collections dating back to 2021.

In 2023, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to provide an outpatient competency restoration program for people deemed incompetent to stand trial in criminal courts.

A Polk County District Court Judge ordered the state to delay the certification of ballots Tuesday while three Iowa Libertarians running for Congress try to get back on the ballot.

Family members of Kevin Cram shared emotional victim impact statement during Wednesday's sentencing.

A federal judge has blocked Title IX protections for LGBTQ students from taking effect in Iowa and several other Republican-led states including Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota.

Kyle Ricke, 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Officer Kevin Cram in 2023. Ricke faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a law that will ban abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy can take effect.

Miranda Rights include a right to an attorney, but that right doesn't mean that an attorney will be free in states like Iowa. A Marshall Project investigation found Iowa imposes some of the highest fees in the nation.