COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Commerce City, Colorado man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 18 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Hong Dinh Nguyen, 42, was arrested in in Council Bluffs on April 22, 2023, following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. Nguyen's veh  more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Kansas City man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 260 months in federal prison after being found guilty by jury trial on Counts One and Two of the Indictment. His co-defendant was sentenced on December 12, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Counts One and Two of the Indictment. According to public court documents, George Madison   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated May 11, 2024, and again on October 12, 2024, aligning generally with migration patterns. The state of Iowa is located within the Mississippi Flyway, the longest overland flyway in North America. The Mississippi Flyway is a critically important route for migratory birds as they migrate north in spring and south in the fall  more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to count one of a three-count indictment. His co-defendant was sentenced on December 11, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of a three-count indictment. According to public court documents Diana Morales, 30, was a dr  more