Iowa courts

The final nominees to fill a vacancy on Iowa’s highest court were chosen after public interviews were held Monday by the State Judicial Nominating Commission.

House Republicans are considering opening an investigation into a north-central Iowa judge who stepped down as chair of a district judicial nominating commission last year amid allegations that he lied about an applicant being considered by the commission.

Quiet title laws across the Midwest can disproportionately affect homeowners who don’t speak English, like Natalia Esteban, who emigrated from Mexico over 20 years ago.

School districts dropped mask mandates after a federal court ruling on Iowa’s ban. Attorneys behind the lawsuit say it’s the wrong reaction.

Iowans serving a life sentence can't qualify for parole, unless they get a commutation from the governor. During her time in office, Gov. Kim Reynolds hasn’t approved any commutations. Some advocates say it’s time for reform.

Political scientists discuss the road ahead for abortion rights, as the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the fate of Roe v. Wade.

A Grinnell man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the brutal killing of Michael Williams, a Black man whose body was found burning in a roadside ditch in 2020. The judge gave a blistering rebuke of Steven Vogel, calling him a "cold-blooded murderer with hatred in his heart."

One of the teenagers accused of killing a Spanish teacher in Fairfield last month is asking a judge to transfer him to juvenile court. Sixteen year olds Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale were both criminally charged as adults in the killing of Nohema Graber. Miller is asking a judge to send him to juvenile court.

A judge has decided not to lower the bail for two Fairfield teenagers accused of murdering a Spanish teacher. Judge Joel Yates has ruled that bail for Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller will remain at $1 million, cash only.

The two teenagers accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher in Fairfield earlier this month have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, both 16, face counts of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony.