From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
The Iowa Attorney General’s office says a deadly officer-involved shooting in Black Hawk County last year was justified. Two Grundy County deputies and an Iowa State Trooper fired at Benjamin Sink back in November. Investigators say Sink had fired at authorities first after a chase that started in Grundy County. None of the officers were hurt. At the time of the shooting, Sink had warrants for stalking and violating several no-contact orders.
The ACLU is asking a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit against the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office—a case centered on jail fees charged to inmates. This lawsuit was first filed last year, accusing the sheriff’s office of forcing people to pay jail fees before release, sometimes without fully understanding what they were signing. A federal judge dismissed the case. Now, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals heard from supporters of the lawsuit who say those fees were unconstitutional. County officials argue the case never met the legal standard to move forward. If the Appeals Court rules against the county, the case would return to a lower court for further proceedings…