Police and Law Enforcement

Most of Iowa’s traffic cameras that issue speeding tickets in permanent locations must be turned off after the Iowa Department of Transportation denied the vast majority of cities’ requests to operate them.

The new Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center is in the final stretch of a long and turbulent journey to completion. The public recently toured the new facility located on the outskirts of Sioux City.

Sioux City officially approved selling land to a nonprofit for an inpatient addiction treatment facility, which city officials say is greatly needed. The project is the dream of a woman who overcame her own addiction.

A presidential historian puts recent protests in a historical context.

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

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 cold case unit will work with local police departments and sheriff’s offices to help solve homicides as well as cases involving missing persons and unidentified remains.

A for-profit marketing company has gotten most of the money.

Police in a Kansas town decided to shield the identity of a sniper who killed a 2-year-old during a standoff. The case has since gained national attention and protesters are calling for the release of the sniper's identity.

Law enforcement officials say they lack guidance and resources to enforce the law and worry it could harm community relations in towns with large immigrant populations.