The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first degree murder conviction of the man who shot Algona police officer Kevin Cram to death nearly two years ago. A year ago, a jury found Kyle Ricke guilty of murdering Officer Cram and Ricke was sentenced to life in prison. Ricke’s attorneys argued prosecutors did not […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






