Religion Satanic Temple Considers Lawsuit After Being Denied Display at Iowa Capitol 2024-12-20 The Satanic Temple of Iowa is considering taking legal action against the state after Iowa officials denied its request to put up a holiday display and hold a celebration at the Capitol. State officials said they denied the application over concerns the sticks that are part of a Krampus costume could be used to hurt children. The temple's celebration had been planned for Dec. 14. The Department of Administrative Services ruled the display violated the obscenity guidelines in the 'memorandum of understanding' groups are required to follow when holding displays or events at the Capitol complex. The Satanic Temple's attorney argued the cancellation of the celebration was 'content-based' and violated the group's First Amendment rights. Crime Prosecutor Sues Iowa County, DCI Agent, and Judge for Defamation 2024-12-19 A Scott County prosecutor is suing an Iowa county, a Division of Criminal Investigations agent and a judge for defamation. R. McCord alleges that in 2020, while he was working as a prosecutor in Des Moines County, his boss at the time, Des Moines County Attorney L. Schaeffer, contacted the DCI to conduct a criminal investigation into his conduct. Within two months, McCord was fired and charged with misdemeanor harassment, and Schaeffer had contacted former Appanoose County Attorney S. Cole to serve as special prosecutor in the case. The harassment charge was based on allegations that McCord had used his position as a Des Moines County prosecutor to threaten or extort his ex-fiancée, N. Heckenberg. McCord's lawsuit alleges that prior to the harassment charge being filed against him, DCI agent R. Kedley intentionally included information in his arrest and search warrant applications that he knew at the time was false and omitted exculpatory evidence. In September 2022, the harassment charge was dismissed due to a defect in the manner in which it was originally filed. Drug Enforcement Law Enforcement Executes Opioid Search Warrants in Central Iowa 2024-12-19 Law enforcement agencies executed more than a dozen opioid search warrants in central Iowa on Wednesday, underscoring the region's escalating fentanyl crisis. Des Moines police began their narcotics investigation earlier this year after an opioid overdose death, which has now grown into a federal case. 'This stuff is poison,' said Des Moines police Sgt. P. Parizek. Police say illegal opioids continue to infect communities across the country, including Iowa. Their investigations led to 13 federal search warrants on Wednesday. New numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Safety are startling. In 2023, the state crime lab identified 76,000 fentanyl tablets seized by law enforcement. That number nearly doubled to 135,270 tablets seized in 2024. 'No, I'm not surprised. Fentanyl has been a growing problem for several years now,' said M. Mickunas, a mental health therapist at UnityPoint Health. |
Des Moines, Iowa. 
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