Police and Law Enforcement

The Ames City Council voted Tuesday to repeal an ordinance that established a police advisory committee. Other Iowa cities have similar volunteer committees that are affected by a new state law.

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.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday banning cellphone use while driving, unless it’s in a hands-free mode. The law takes effect July 1.

Handling a cellphone while driving could soon be illegal in Iowa under a bill that is on its way to the governor’s desk.

Family and friends want the public to know more about a cold case in Sioux City involving a Native American woman who was killed in 1992.

All state and local law enforcement agencies in Iowa would be required to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain immigrants who don’t have legal status under a bill advanced Thursday by Republicans on an Iowa House subcommittee.

The Des Moines Police Department appealed after a district court ordered them to disclose individual reports to the public.

From federal indictments to regulatory clashes in the meat industry, investigators are unearthing controversies that could affect everyday Iowans.

So far in Iowa, rumors of large-scale immigration raids have been unfounded. But many worry about what might happen next.

A bill advancing in the Iowa Senate would prohibit Iowa cities from maintaining citizen review boards of their police departments.