Law enforcement would collect DNA samples of people arrested for felonies or certain violent crimes under a bill advanced by the Iowa House. Currently, DNA is collected when people are convicted of ...

A prosecutor said Wednesday that a tissue was the key piece of evidence that helped crack the case after decades.

This refers to DNA from animals that is found in the environment as a result of natural shedding. Think: dead skin, feces, ...

Legislation proposed by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird requiring DNA samples to be taken of people arrested for certain violent crimes passed the Iowa House on Tuesday.

Iowa is closer to joining states that allow DNA to be collected after an arrest for committing violent crimes under a bill passed by the House.

A measure introduced by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the ...

A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

A measure introduced by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the ...

A man whose remains were discovered in Knoxville in 1988 has now been identified through a partnership between the Knoxville Police Department, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center and the ...

The Southern Ocean—vast, boundless waters surrounding Antarctica—plays an outsized role in global climate, largely thanks to tiny drifting organisms called plankton that soak up carbon. Reporting in ...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Oregon man alleged in the 1983 murder of Ron Novak will go to a jury trial next year. Michael Schappert was arrested in the cold case in May after investigators ...

Newspaper clippings from the Charlotte Observer on Sept. 25, 1932, reads, “The lad had been killed when steel beams in the (box)car crushed him as he lay sleeping.” ...