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Stating that a major violation of trust had occurred, District Court Judge Don Courtney sentenced Iowa blogger and self-proclaimed male feminist Kyle Payne to serve time in the Buena Vista County Jail for invasion of privacy.

The state’s criminal investigation unit announced Thursday afternoon that it has begun an investigation involving Tom Jennings, Waterloo chief of police.

A western Iowa woman has been booked into the Hall County Jail in Nebraska, accused of dumping more than 20 dead dogs in a cornfield near Grand Island.

A motion by the attorney of a 22-year-old Iowa blogger and self-proclaimed male feminist to postpone sentencing has been partially approved by Iowa District Judge Don E. Courtney.
Courtney ruled yesterday that the sentencing of Ida Grove native Kyle Payne, charged with secretly photographing and filming the breast of a college student, could be postponed to [...]

Perhaps it is my personal experience of growing up in a family of veterans that grieved for the loss of a son in Vietnam that pushes me to believe that every war-time generation has secrets it does not wish to pass on to the next generation. I know first hand how graphic descriptions can take up residence in your mind, nearly forgotten until they are triggered back to the forefront to blaze a new trail of horror and sorrow.

By that same token, I also believe that when veterans or the families of veterans choose to speak of their experiences, the nation should stop and listen with grave intent.

Marion police aren’t saying much as they work a case involving a dead body at Marion High School.
“We aren’t releasing any information at this time,” said a spokesman for the department. “We expect to make a press release this afternoon.”

A 22-year-old Iowa blogger is speaking out today and providing his personal reflections as to why he, a volunteer who had worked with rape and sexual assault victims, chose to photograph another woman’s body without her consent.
Kyle Payne, who is awaiting criminal sentencing in connection with the January 2007 incident, says that he wrote today’s [...]

Kyle D. Payne, a 22-year-old Iowa blogger and self-proclaimed male feminist, would like more time to undergo counseling and gather letters of support before appearing in court, according to a motion filed by his attorney this morning.

Was the opinion issued Friday by the Iowa Supreme Court an expansion or a clarification of the state’s existing residency requirements for sex offenders? At the end of the day, according to some members of law enforcement, it doesn’t matter one way or another.

Two recent studies, both judging the state’s ability to provide children a safe environment, have Iowa listed at opposite ends of the spectrum. The discrepancy has some parents questioning the long-held belief that Iowa is a great place to raise a family. Are current state policies doing enough to keep children living in our state [...]