Pottawattamie County News

As detailed in posts here and here from SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court is not involved in many criminal justiceissues that are likely to make huge headlines this week.

Pottawattamie County says it will offer a 5th and 6th free H1N1 flu clinic next week in Council Bluffs and Oakland.

No one was injured when a medical helicopter hit a power line while lifting off from the scene of an accident in Council Bluffs.

Prosecutors trying to put you in prison for a crime you didna t commit can fabricate evidence, coerce witnesses into lying on the stand, and enjoy absolute immunity.

Add bobcats to the list of roadkill turning up on Iowa highways. Officials say several bobcats have been struck by drivers in southwest Iowa recently.

Lawyer Steve Sanders made his U.S. Supreme Court debut today arguing on behalf of prosecutors accused of conspiring to frame two murder suspects.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing people to sue prosecutors who fabricate evidence to win convictions might chill other prosecutions - even if those prosecutors are doing their jobs correctly and honestly.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing a bad prosecutor to be sued by a wrongfully convicted person might chill other prosecutions -- even if they're doing their jobs correctly and honestly.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Iowa prosecutors can be sued by two men whose convictions in the killing of a retired Council Bluffs police officer were set aside.

Parts of Southwest Iowa sat in the dark Sunday night after a power outage. Mark Reinders, a spokesperson for MidAmerican Energy, said 10,000 customers did not have power Sunday starting around 8:50 p.m. The areas primarily affected included Logan, Missouri Valley, rural parts of Pottawattamie County and sections of Council Bluffs.

A man was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center on Friday afternoon after he was injured in a one-car crash east of Council Bluffs.

Pottawattamie County has received more doses of the H1N1 vaccine. Health officials say they now have enough for two more free clinics.

Thousands lined up for a chance to get the H1N1 flu vaccine Wednesday. It's the second time Pottawattamie County Emergency Management officials have hosted a free clinic this week.

Moms pushed strollers and lugged babies in car seats. Older folks rested in lawn chairs, and a couple of young boys tossed a football.

High-risk groups will be eligible for a Pottawattamie County flu vaccination clinic in Oakland, Iowa, Monday night.

A woman surprised by a man in the front room of her home grabbed a plastic toy bat and hit him repeatedly until he ran out the front door.

A woman surprised by a man in the front room of her home near Council Bluffs grabbed a plastic toy bat and hit him repeatedly until he ran out the front door.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a man in the shooting death of a central Iowa sheep farmer.

The trial to determine a Boone County woman's role in a plot to kill her husband began Monday.

If therea s one phone call you expect will be answered ita s when you dial 911. But early in the morning on October 6th the phone rang and rang at Mills County, Iowa 911 and nobody answered when Joni Jacobsena s daughter called.