Iowa Supreme Court rules notes left at home with rainbow flag were a hate crime

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the hate crime conviction of a man who left derogatory notes on a Boone home where a rainbow flag was flying. Robert Geddes argued the handwritten notes he left at the home were free speech and his conviction for trespass as a hate crime violated his constitutional rights. The […]

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Donald Schmitt, 92, Storm Lake

Donald Schmitt, age 92, of Storm Lake, Iowa died March 25, 2026 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral

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