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Iowa man found not guilty of first-degree murder in infant son’s death

IOWA FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found an Iowa man not guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in the 2021 death of his infant son. Judge Bethany Currie wrote that Nicholas Edward Cox, of Iowa Falls, mishandled his 6-month-old baby, Kaeggin, the day the child died ...

US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from Iowa woman at Minnesota airport

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage. The woman declared the small box of feces when she was selected to have her belongings ...

Iowa police officer killed; suspect captured hours later in Minnesota

ALGONA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa police officer died after being shot while trying to arrest a man who was later captured in Minnesota, officials said Thursday. Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram was shot just before 8 p.m. Wednesday as he tried to arrest 43-year-old Kyle Ricke, said Mitch ...

Bike ride across Iowa puts vibrant small-town America into sharp focus

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — In the small central Iowa town of Colfax, thousands of cyclists participating in the largest and oldest recreational bike ride in the world were stopped along its historic main street, staring ahead at a daunting climb that would lead ...

Iowa’s overhaul of state agencies is already showing results, governor says

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An extensive reorganization of Iowa's state government to streamline services is complete and already translating into improvements after just three months, Gov. Kim Reynolds said, even as some continue to worry that the massive transition consolidates the governor's ...