Iowa courts

Nichols, a town of about 340 people, has recently dealt with continued water quality issues due to its usage of shallow wells.

Bills to create state-funded accounts for families to use for private schools and to enact new requirements for schools on curriculum and student gender identity are moving quickly through the Iowa Legislature.

Chief Justice Susan Christensen said a lack of court reporters and court-appointed defense lawyers is making it harder to deliver justice.

Kimberly Graham wants to reduce racial and economic disparities in Polk County. One of her early goals is to end prosecutions for low-level marijuana possession.

A Polk County District Court judge has denied Gov. Kim Reynolds' request to revive a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion remains legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Two law libraries created a website aimed at making the law easier to understand.

An attorney for Willard Chaiden Miller is challenging evidence gathered in the investigation into the murder of Fairfield Spanish teacher Nohema Graber.

A lawyer for Gov. Kim Reynolds argued in court Friday that a Polk County District Court judge should reinstate Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” law that was passed in 2018 because the U.S. Supreme Court and Iowa Supreme Court overturned abortion rights protections earlier this year.

Pieper Lewis, 17, was sentenced to five years of probation after admitting to killing a man who allegedly assaulted her multiple times.

No injuries were reported in a series of incidents involving a machete, "a suicide plan," and a number of incendiary devices discovered Tuesday in Iowa City.