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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2016

Iowa Allows First Responders to Carry Anti-Overdose Drug

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed Senate File 2218 and 28 other bills into law Wednesday, allowing first responders to stock and administer drugs called opioid antagonists for use in life-threatening opioid overdoses.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2016

Iowa Officers Killed by Wrong-way Driver Identified

Des Moines, IA, Officers Susan Farrell, 30, and Carlos Puente-Morales, 34, were returning a prisoner from Council Bluffs when a vehicle struck them head on.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2016

2 Iowa Officers Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on I-80

Two Des Moines Police officers were killed in the line of duty early Saturday morning while transporting a prisoner when their vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver. The prisoner and the driver of the second vehicle involved were also killed.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2016

Iowa Officer Shot While Investigating Robbery

Police say that Isaiah Mothershed, who was handcuffed and sitting on the couch, retrieved a gun from in the couch and fired a single shot hitting Officer Moritz.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2015

Iowa Officer Joins Ford's Police Advisory Board

A Mason City (Iowa) PD officer has joined Ford's Police Advisory Board to provide input on the automaker's law enforcement vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2015

Video: Iowa Officer Accidentally Kills Woman at Domestic while Shooting at Dog

During a domestic call in the 100 block of South Garfield Avenue, an officer with the Burlington (Iowa) Police Department fired his weapon, hitting 34-year-old Autumn Mae Steele, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety (IDPS).

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2014

Video: Iowa Officers Injured When Man Rams Squad Car

A Waterloo, Iowa, man rammed his SUV into a police car, injuring two officers during a disturbance investigation Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2014

MMA Fighter Sends Iowa Officer to Hospital

A mixed martial artist sent an Iowa City Police Officer to the hospital Friday during a drunken altercation.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2014

Iowa Officer Shot in Face by Suicidal Suspect

Jill Ohm, 37, was shot in the face Friday afternoon when she responded to a disturbance call with a possible suicidal subject in the 1600 block of West Third Street.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2014

Video: Iowa Deputy Shot, Injured by Inmate at Hospital

A Fayette County deputy was shot in the stomach by an inmate he took to a hospital. The inmate then turned the gun on himself.

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