Pottawattamie County News

"Crazy, exciting, emotional, overwhelming, awesome" is how Becky Renshaw described it as people crowded into the Pottawattamie County Courthouse Saturday morning on National Adoption Day.

No one was injured in a Saturday morning apartment fire that appears to be arson, according to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Department.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff's deputies and the Iowa State Patrol were called to a crash on northbound Interstate 29 Friday afternoon.

According to statistics from Prevent Child Abuse Iowa, there were 109 accepted reports of child abuse in Harrison County in 2008.

Will Activist Supreme Court Preserve Absolute Immunity For Prosecutors? Posted by Enrique on 11.11.2009 Strict interpretation... As usual, it's a dark time for the empire.

Bobcats are becoming more active as their ranges and populations expand in western Iowa.

After six years of litigation to rule on whether a person has the right to litigate against a sitting county attorney, the case against Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber has come to an end.

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.