If you're charged with a crime in Iowa and the charges are dropped, should you still get the bill for your public defender? The Iowa Supreme Court recently said no, but a bill could reverse that decision. Also, our indigent defense fund contributed to legal deserts in the state, a University of Iowa researcher says. Then, the executive director of the Iowa County Attorney Association says the issue of prosecutor shortages is being overlooked.
Natalie Krebs
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Iowa Public Radio
Zachary Oren Smith
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Iowa Public Radio
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The City of Ankeny is researching the use of drones as first responders, potentially dispatching them to emergencies ahead of police officers. -
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. -
The Des Moines Police Department appealed after a district court ordered them to disclose individual reports to the public.
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Questions involving carbon pipelines, ghost guns, and vaping regulation were put before the Iowa Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
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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.
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The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling Friday that sided with Summit Carbon Solutions in a land survey case. Kent Kasischke, a landowner in Hardin County, argued that Iowa’s survey law is unconstitutional because it allows the taking of private property without just compensation.
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The Iowa Supreme Court is set to decide if the families of four people who worked at the Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Waterloo and died of COVID-19 in 2020 can move forward with their wrongful death lawsuits against company leaders. -
An Iowa landowner who was sued by Summit Carbon Solutions for refusing to grant access to his property is appealing the decision at the Iowa Supreme Court. -
This year, one Iowa Supreme Court Justice is up for retention — experts debate what should go into your vote.
