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Monday, April 15, 2013  Michigan judge holds self in contempt, pays $25 fine after his smartphone disrupts hearing

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge skeptical of former Sen. Craig's use of campaign cash to pay for sex-sting legal defense

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The owners of a Keokuk care facility are in trouble with the law for possible Medicaid Fraud.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  US sues Apple, publishers in New York City with antitrust claims over electronic books

Sunday, August 07, 2011  The Hawk Eye reports Karen Sue Huston, 58, was sentenced Friday in Lee County District Court to 15 years in prison, the maximum for child endangerment causing serious injury. Her husband, Frederick Wayne Huston, 65, was given two years for aggravated child endangerment.

Monday, December 20, 2010  The U.S. Senate has unanimously voted to confirm Chicago federal prosecutor Edmond Chang for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Friday, December 17, 2010  Lee County District Court Judge Michael Schilling assessed a $42,000 civil penalty against Feinberg Metals Recycling Corp.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Appeals court indefinitely extends freeze on ruling that suspended 'don't ask' military ban

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  The Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, a mandatory penalty that left him defiant as ever.

Friday, July 09, 2010  An adoptive parent of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a bathtub at the family home in Andrew has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges.

Friday, June 18, 2010  A Charles City man accused of locking his two children in their bedrooms for up to 14 hours a day for two years has been sentenced to prison.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  Authorities say a Mason City man is now facing more serious charges in the alleged kidnapping of a local woman and the burglary of her home.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  A federal judge in Cedar Rapids has sentenced a Howard County pharmacist to four years in prison for defrauding his health insurance company by submitting false prescription claims.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010  Some residents of two Des Moines apartment buildings are suing over what they say is a persistent infestation of bedbugs.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  A Burlington teenager who pleaded guilty to an arson charge has been given a 10-year suspended sentence and placed on probation for five years.