The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A ban on citizen police review boards in Iowa — like the ones established in Cedar Rapids ...

Several Iowa communities will soon have to dismantle their citizen police review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement under a bill Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law. With ...

SPARTANBURG — Could the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office get a citizen review board? In the wake of the ongoing state and federal criminal investigations into former sheriff Chuck Wright and his ...

Citizen Review Board members and residents pushed back, arguing they were blindsided by the proposal and wanted to see the changes. City Council delayed the rule change through May while some council ...

Cedar Rapids City Hall is shown in October 2017. The city is seeking applicatons from community members interested in serving on boards, commissions and advisory groups, including the new Citizen ...

The Iowa Senate approved a bill that would eliminate citizen review boards for police departments across the state. Proponents of the bill argue that review boards are redundant and open police up to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa local governments would not be able to have citizen police review boards under legislation passed by the Iowa Senate 37-9 Monday. Senate File 311 ...