Iowa City Owl

Normally, Black Friday is a holiday that is about saving and spending money on Christmas gifts. The mad rush, though, was a different type of day for some Wal-Mart employees in Iowa City. [ads]Some Wal-Mart employees gathered outside the store in the early afternoon on Black Friday with signs to strike and protest, according to an article on the Iowa City Patch website.

Even though some states have recently renewed their interest in marijuana legislation, Iowa does not look like it will be following suit any time soon - for medical use, let alone recreation. That said, the topic is still discussed due to its popularity in the state, as it is in many states right now.

A Dubuque 2-year-old has died of severe burn injuries, and the caretaker of the child is facing serious charges relating to and spurring from the incident, according to an article on thonline.com[ads]2-year-old Bentley J.

The young Iowa City mother accused of giving her toddler alcohol was expected to plead not guilty to her charges, but has entered a guilty plea. [ads]27-year-old Natasha Kriener was set to be tried for child endangerment causing bodily injury and neglect, but she decided Monday to enter a guilty plea, negating the need for the February 12 trial.

Two University of Iowa freshman wrestlers were suspended from the team this week because they illegally hunted rabbits to make rabbit-skin caps, according to an article on macon.com. [ads]Connor Ryan and Alex Meyer were arrested Tuesday night after campus security reported the two near the nursing building of the University of Iowa Campus.

Iowa City knew it was in for a lot today, as Black Friday and Iowa City's post-Thanksgiving conference game met on the very same day. [ads]According to an article on thegazette.com, both events always draw quite the crowd in Iowa City and Coralville.

An Iowa woman found herself in the courtroom this Thanksgiving, but not for criminal reasons. She decided to bless herself for the second time to adopt a child. [ads]November is National Adoption month and Thanksgiving was National Adoption Day.

Two of the three individuals involved in the officer-shooting in August will not be facing charges at the county court level, according to kcrg.com. Instead, they will be facing charges at a federal level.

A shooting in Iowa City occurred Sunday night and ended with a man nearly losing his life as a result. According to the Iowa City Patch website, the shooting had to do with drugs and drug debt. [ads]The Iowa City and Cedar Rapids police launched an investigation at a little after 9 Sunday night when they responded to a report of a male shooting victim being treated for his injuries at Mercy Hospital.

The Iowa Court official involved in creating a false same-sex marriage for a couple from Florida is now facing a fourth charge from a prosecutor, according to an article posted on sfgate.com.Brigitte Van Nice, former Deputy Clerk in Grundy County, officiated a false Valentine's Day marriage for a Florida couple who could not marry in their own state and created invalid documents for the couple with false witness signatures.