Sgt. Tom Gill and Sgt. Jess Aesoph demonstrate how a police body camera works at the Sioux City Police Department.
District Judge Zachary Hindman on Wednesday sentenced Katz to 180 days in jail for fourth-degree theft. He suspended a 15-year prison sentence for second-degree criminal mischief as a habitual offender.
A man arrested for transporting methamphetamine through Woodbury County was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison. Jose Angulo, 43, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty in February to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard Strand sentenced Heller to the mandatory minimum sentence, which was longer than the 70-87-month suggested sentence determined by federal sentencing guidelines.
🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales waived extradition at a Wednesday morning hearing in Webb County, Texas, where he has been held since he was apprehended earlier this month in Mexico. He will be returned to Union County to face charges of first- and second-degree murder.
A Macy, Nebraska, man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on gun and drug charges. Terrence Sherman, 37, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Omaha to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Stanley "Sam" Mortensen II, 50, was found at 1:04 a.m. Saturday lying in the 100 block of West Fourth Street. When first responders arrived, he was standing and leaning against his truck, which was parked in the middle of the street, but could not tell emergency responders what had happened.
Listen to the final chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circumstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
Mejia shot the woman on March 14, 2022, at a home in the 1900 block of Ingleside Avenue. Mejia had arranged for the woman to come to his home to get money from him to buy methamphetamine. He was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
A Sioux City woman was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for scamming a mother out of nearly $12,000 by faking a child welfare investigation. The woman convinced a mother she and her children were the subject of an Iowa DHS investigation.
Jorge Montejo, 40, entered his written plea Monday in Sioux County District Court to one count of third-degree sexual abuse.
The court will hear oral arguments in three cases: A Sioux County liability lawsuit, a Winnebago County negligence lawsuit and a Polk County discrimination lawsuit.
According to court documents, Carl Stoddard and Loretta Wolfe attacked the man at 12:03 a.m. on the third floor of the Discovery parking ramp at 419 Jones St.
The prosecution and defense completed closing arguments Monday in the trial of the Davenport man accused of killing Jamon Winfrey.
"When things like Memphis are happening, that really makes people question coming into this profession, so we need to be very aggressive at bringing the best people to come here."
Before Judge Roger Sailer
In our top stories for this past week we: Trek to the Orange City Tulip Festival, Watch the Morningside Days Parade go by, Share a story of a Guatemalan native learning a new language and graduating, Cover Siouxland track and field teams competing at state.
Two young officers describe why they wanted to work for the Sioux City Police Department. They talk about the importance of having a diverse police force and how the ability to speak Spanish helps them in daily life as an officer in Sioux City.
These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
The 56-year-old Alcester, South Dakota resident is accused, in part, of "falsely and fraudulently" paying herself additional and unauthorized payroll payments and then using the funds for her own purposes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in S.D.
Lillie Bowman, a 23-year-old English teacher at Norris High School, was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse by a school employee, the sheriff's office said.
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A plastic baggie with 434 fentanyl pills was found in the man's pocket, according to authorities. In November, the 23-year-old was charged with carrying a handgun while intoxicated and unlawful possession of a prescription drug, per court documents.
One bullet, four lives.
Leon Sutton pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to one count of bank robbery. According to terms of a plea agreement, lawyers will recommend Sutton receive an eight-year prison sentence. A sentencing date has not been set.
The 29-year-old was arrested May 12 on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a Class C felony that carries a 10-year prison sentence.
Gerardo Soto-Sigala, 39, and Daisy Franco, 34, were indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales remains in custody in the Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas, where he has been held since he was apprehended Friday in Mexico. Union County deputies could travel to Texas to pick him up or could contract with the U.S. Marshals.
A Storm Lake man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for having sexual contact with a girl who was under age 14. He entered his pleas in March in Buena Vista County District Court to two counts of lascivious acts with a child.
The 46-year-old stole hydrocodone, oxymorphone, oxycontin, oxycodone and morphine from Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland, South Dakota, and Scotland Pharmacy from June 2019 through Feb. 2022. He was sentenced to 2 years probation and must pay a $100 special assessment.