Iowa high school football scores for Week 6

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Iowa high school football scores for Week 6

(This story was updated to add new information and will continue to be updated)

It’s Week 6 of the Iowa high school football season. Check out our list of IHSAA scores from Friday night’s action.

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Scores are listed in alphabetical order by winning team

IHSAA scores from Week 6 of Iowa high school football season

Friday’s games:

AC/GC 56, IKM-Manning 28
ADM 56, Des Moines North 14
AHSTW 43, Missouri Valley 6
Albia 41, Davis County 7
Alburnett 54, Waterloo Columbus 16
Algona 28, Clear Lake 7
Algona Garrigan 71, Siouxland Christian 20
Alta-Aurelia 28, West Monona 8
Anamosa 42, Tipton 7
Ankeny 35, Cedar Rapids Prairie 16
Aplington-Parkersburg 35, Central Springs 6
Audubon 54, Glidden-Ralston 28
Baxter 64, Collins-Maxwell 42
BCLUW 59, Martensdale-St. Marys 28
Bedford won by forfeit over Stanton-Essex
Benton Community 21, Solon 20
Bettendorf 33, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 14
Bondurant-Farrar 63, Des Moines Hoover 7
Boyer Valley 28, Newell-Fonda 22
Calamus-Wheatland 59, Lone Tree 42
CAM 30, Sidney 28, 2 OT
Carroll Kuemper 29, Des Moines Christian 20
Cedar Rapids Xavier 28, North Scott 21
Central City 54, Easton Valley 8
Central Lyon 28, Unity Christian 19
Clarksville 42, GMG 12
Clarinda 64, Clarke 0
Clear Creek Amana 56, Burlington 0
Colo-NESCO 42, English Valleys 20
Columbus 54, Louisa-Muscatine 0
Creston 30, Atlantic 28
Danville 7, Van Buren 6
Decorah 28, Waverly Shell-Rock 7
Dike-New Hartford 34, MFL MarMac 0
Don Bosco 78, Midland 6
Dowling Catholic 41, Ankeny Centennial 35, 3 OT
Dubuque Senior 52, Davenport West 12
Dubuque Wahlert 17, Independence 16
Dyersville Beckman 51, Durant 0
Earlham 42, Panorama 7
East Buchanan 56, North Cedar 6
East Mills 58, Griswold 56
East Sac County 38, Eagle Grove 6
East Union 54, Mormon Trail 14
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 54, Cardinal 26
Edgewood-Colesburg 42, Springville 14
Emmetsburg 51, Pocahontas 6
Forest City 22, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 14
Fort Dodge 55, Storm Lake 26
Fort Dodge St. Edmond 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22
Fremont-Mills 48, Exira-EKH 6
Gilbert 41, Carlisle 10
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 48, BGM 6
Grinnell 45, South Tama 7
Grundy Center 35, South Hardin 0
Harlan 49, Perry 7
Hinton 49, MVAOCOU 7
HLV 58, Twin Cedars 8
HMS 44, South O’Brien 26
Humboldt 42, Charles City 0
Indianola 21, Boone 14
Iowa City High 49, Davenport Central 7
Iowa City Liberty 27, Cedar Rapids Washington 22
Iowa City Regina 28, West Branch 10
Iowa City West 48, Jefferson 6
Iowa Valley 72, Winfield-Mt. Union 30
Johnston 34, Southeast Polk 0
Keokuk 60, Fort Madison 7
Lake Mills 27, Belmond-Klemme 13
Lansing Kee 65, West Central 6
Le Mars 48, Sioux City West 16
Le Mars Gehlen 34, Sibley-Ocheyedan 26
Lenox 72, Murray 8
Lewis Central 56, Council Bluffs Jefferson 6
Linn-Mar 47, Muscatine 7
Lisbon 49, Wapello 0
Logan-Magnolia 14, Westwood 13
Madrid 49, Central Decatur 0
Manson-Northwest Webster 24, Sioux Central 14
Maquoketa 16, Central DeWitt 14
Maquoketa Valley 35, Bellevue 0
Mid-Prairie 24, Mediapolis 8
MMCRU 14, Akron-Westfield 7
Montezuma 28, Belle Plaine 24
Monticello 35, Camanche 7
Moravia 55, Melcher-Dallas 22
Mount Ayr 38, Lynnville-Sully 18
Mount Vernon 46, Davenport Assumption 14
Nevada 49, Knoxville 0
North Fayette Valley 46, New Hampton 13
North Linn 39, Clayton Ridge 0
North Polk 29, Ballard 8
North Tama 28, North Butler 6
North Union 42, West Fork 13
Northeast 35, West Liberty 34
Northwood-Kensett 46, Rockford 6
Norwalk 38, Dallas Center-Grimes 0
OABCIG 21, West Sioux 7
Okoboji 34, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 12
Osage 20, Crestwood 10
Ottumwa 41, Ames 34
Pekin 61, Highland 13
Pella 35, Newton 28
Pleasant Valley 52, Cedar Falls 28
Pleasantville 48, Colfax-Mingo 0
Remsen St. Mary’s 43, Ar-We-Va 0
Ridge View 6, Lawton-Bronson 0
Riverside 33, Southwest Valley 32, 2 OT
Roland-Story 34, Greene County 6
Saint Ansgar 60, Mason City Newman 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 45, MOC-Floyd Valley 21
Shenandoah 41, Red Oak 8
Sigourney-Keota 42, Pella Christian 21
Sioux Center 10, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 6
Sioux City East 63, Council Bluffs Lincoln 35
Sioux City Heelan 45, Carroll 21
Sioux City North 19, Des Moines Roosevelt 7
South Hamilton 50, Ogden 36
Southeast Valley 54, Saydel 0
Southeast Warren 64, Lamoni 44
Spencer 26, Denison-Schleswig 0
Spirit Lake 49, Estherville Lincoln Central 7
Sumner-Fredericksburg 55, Denver 7
Treynor 34, Underwood 23, OT
Tri-Center 49, Council Bluffs St. Albert 16
Tripoli 59, Meskwaki Settlement 8
Union 27, Jesup 20
Urbandale 42, Des Moines East 0
Van Meter 38, Chariton 3
WACO 67, New London 42
Wapsie Valley 46, AGWSR 0
Washington 39, Mount Pleasant 28
Waterloo East 32, Mason City 30
Waterloo West 44, Marshalltown 17
Waukon 68, Oelwein 8
Wayne 14, North Mahaska 9
Webster City 18, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 16
West Burlington 34, Central Lee 13
West Central Valley 17, Nodaway Valley 12
West Des Moines Valley 45, Waukee Northwest 21
West Delaware 49, Center Point-Urbana 6
West Hancock 47, South Central Calhoun 0
West Lyon 46, Cherokee 6
West Marshall 37, Iowa Falls-Alden 12
Western Christian 42, Sheldon 7
Western Dubuque 27, Marion 0
Williamsburg 54, Fairfield 12
Wilton 30, Cascade 0
Winterset 29, Glenwood 21
Woodbine 62, West Harrison/Whiting 6
Woodbury Central 48, Kingsley-Pierson 22
Woodward-Granger 52, Grand View Christian 7

Thursday’s games:

GTRA 58, Harris-Lake Park 8
Waukee 56, Des Moines Lincoln 0

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Iowa House OKs ‘3 strikes’ bill with 20-year prison terms. What to know

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March 5, 2026

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Iowa House OKs ‘3 strikes’ bill with 20-year prison terms. What to know

Iowans who commit multiple serious crimes would face a mandatory 20-year prison sentence under a “three strikes” bill passed by House lawmakers.
Republicans said the bill would keep Iowans safe and “prioritize victims and public safety over criminals.”
A nonpartisan state agency says the bill would disproportionately impact Black Iowans and could require the state to spend millions to build a new prison.

Repeat offenders convicted of multiple serious crimes would receive a mandatory 20-year prison sentence under a bill passed by House lawmakers.

House lawmakers debated for more than an hour about high costs, lack of prison space and the bill’s impact on Black Iowans before voting 68-23 to pass House File 2542, sending it to the Iowa Senate.

Seven Democrats, including Minority Leader Brian Meyer, D-Des Moines, joined Republicans in voting in favor of the bill.

“It will put public safety first,” said the bill’s floor manager, Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison. “It will ensure that the debt to victims and society is paid. It will prioritize victims and public safety over criminals. It will establish real and effective deterrence that is nonexistent in our current system. It will reduce chaos and violence in our society.”

Here’s what to know about the bill.

What would the House Republican three strikes bill do?

Iowans who accumulate three strikes would face a mandatory 20-year prison sentence, with no parole, under the bill.

That would replace Iowa’s current law that says habitual offenders must serve a minimum three-year prison sentence before they are eligible for parole.

All felonies, as well as aggravated misdemeanors involving sexual abuse, domestic abuse, assault and organized retail theft would be considered level-one offenses that are worth one full strike.

Other aggravated misdemeanors, as well as serious misdemeanors involving assault, domestic abuse and criminal mischief would be considered level-two offenses worth half a strike each.

Lawmakers amended the bill to remove theft, harassment and possession of a controlled substance from the crimes that would count toward a person’s strikes.

And the amendment specifies that the bill would only apply to convictions that occur beginning July 1, 2026.

If someone is arrested and convicted of multiple offenses, only the most serious charge would count towards the defendant’s strikes.

Convictions would not count toward someone’s total if more than 20 years passes between a prior conviction and their current conviction.

Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to say that only a violent crime would qualify as someone’s third strike, but Republicans rejected the amendment.

“The bill still scores murder, felony embezzlement and felony theft the same, even though they are very different crimes,” Wilburn said. “One point is one point and three gets you 20 years with no ability for parole or judicial discretion.”

Holt said the legislation leaves room for judicial and prosecutorial discretion.

“There are deferred sentences, there are plea bargains,” he said. “There is plenty of opportunity for grace and judicial discretion in the legislation that we are proposing.”

Bill could cost millions, require Iowa to build a new prison, agency says

A fiscal analysis of the bill by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency said it could cost Iowa nearly $165 million more per year by 2031 based on the cost of housing inmates for longer prison stays.

FY 2027: $33 million
FY 2028: $66 million
FY 2029: $99 million
FY 2030: $132 million
FY 2031: $164.9 million

The agency said if the bill had been in effect between fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2025, there would have been 5,373 people who qualified for the 20-year mandatory minimum sentence.

“An increase in the prison population due to increased (length of stay) will require the DOC to build additional prison(s),” the agency states. “The size, security and other features that a future prison may require cannot be determined, but costs would be significant.”

The analysis noted that South Dakota appropriated $650 million last fall to build a 1,500-bed prison.

As of March 1, the Iowa Department of Corrections’ website describes the state’s prison system as being overcrowded by 25%, with 8,705 inmates compared to a capacity of 6,990.

The Office of the State Public Defender could see a projected cost increase of $1.6 million due to an increased number of trials resulting from the legislation.

But the agency’s estimates come with a caveat — the Department of Corrections did not respond to its requests for data.

“The LSA has not received a response to multiple requests for information from the DOC,” the note states. “Without additional information, the LSA cannot estimate the total fiscal impact of the bill.”

Holt called the fiscal note “an embarrassment to the Department of Corrections” and “an agenda masquerading as math.”

“It is clear, in my judgment, that because they did not like the legislation they went all out and extreme to create a fiscal note that cannot be taken seriously in its assumptions,” he said. “It assumes that nothing will change, that there will be no deterrent factor and that the numbers will continue as usual.”

Black Iowans would be disproportionately impacted by the law

The Legislative Services Agency analysis says the bill “may disproportionately impact Black individuals if trends remain constant.”

Of the 29,438 people convicted in fiscal year 2025 of felonies and aggravated misdemeanors that constitute a level one offense under the bill, the agency said about 70% were White, 22% were Black and 9% were other races.

Iowa’s overall population is 83% White, 4% Black and 13% other races, the agency said.

It’s not clear how the bill’s impact would change to account for the House amendment removing some crimes from counting towards the three strikes.

“Expanding three-strike laws will intensify disparities — and that’s what this statement shows — by mandating longer sentences, limiting judicial discretion,” Wilburn said. “We already have a habitual offender statute. We already have one in place. We have a 10-year low in recidivism in our correctional system.”

Rep. Angel Ramirez, D-Cedar Rapids, said California’s three strikes law, passed in the 1990s, worsened racial disparities, and “Iowa is about to repeat the same mistake.”

“I urge every member here, do not pass legislation that our own minority impact statement tells us will deepen inequality in our state,” Ramirez said.

Holt said minority communities in Iowa are impacted by crime and that the legislation “will make citizens of all colors safer.”

And he said the minority impact statement “tells only one side of the story, doesn’t it? It tells the criminal’s story. What about the victim’s story?”

“What about the mother who will continue to tuck her kids in at night and read them Bible stories because she never became the next victim of a violent career criminal?” he said. “Where is that data point in the minority impact statement?”

House lawmakers also approved separate legislation that would increase Iowa’s statewide bond schedule, Senate File 2399.

That bill passed on a vote of 74-19.

Iowans could see more information on judges’ rulings

Iowans would have access to more information about judges’ rulings ahead of the state’s judicial retention elections under a separate measure, House File 2719, which passed on a 73-19 vote.

The Iowa secretary of state’s office would be required to publish information including:

The percentage of cases in which the judge set a bond amount lower than the state’s bond schedule
The frequency that the judge releases someone on their own recognizance for a violent offense compared to a nonviolent offense
The frequency that the judge’s final sentence is lower than statutory recommendations or a prosecutor’s recommendations
The number of times the judge issues a deferred judgement, deferred sentence or suspended sentence
The number of times the judge’s rulings are reversed on appeal due to abuse of discretion or error of law
The average time it takes the judge to rule on a motion or case
The number of cases the judge has resolved compared to the number of cases on the judge’s docket

The data would have to be displayed with a five-year trend line beginning five years after the bill takes effect.

The Secretary of State’s Office would also be required to maintain a searchable database of all judicial opinions and orders for the judge’s current term and the preceding six years. The decisions would be redacted when appropriate.

And judges would have the opportunity to write a 2,000-word personal statement on their judicial philosophy or data trends present in their rulings.

Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. He can be reached by email at sgrubermil@registermedia.com or by phone at 515-284-8169. Follow him on X at @sgrubermiller.

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Man sentenced for killing 4 people appeals his sentence to the Iowa Supreme Court

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Man sentenced for killing 4 people appeals his sentence to the Iowa Supreme Court

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Luke Truesdell’s attorney has filed as of Sunday to appeal his sentence to the Iowa Supreme Court.

Truesdell was sentenced last week to three consecutive life sentences plus 50 years for the deaths of four people killed in rural Linn County.

A jury convicted Luke Truesdell, 36, in November on the first-degree murder of Brent Brown, 34; his girlfriend, Keonna Ryan, 26, of Cedar Rapids; and Amanda Parker, 33, of Vinton. They also found him guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Romondus Cooper, 44, of Cedar Rapids.

His attorneys previously argued multiple reasons for a retrial that could potentially be brought up again.

They said that one juror was overheard talking about news on the case.

They also said the prosecutors inflamed the jury, rather than focusing on the facts.

His lawyers said there is no direct evidence that Truesdell committed the murders.

Truesdell’s defense also pointed to Truesdell’s father, Larry Tuesdell, who was found covered in blood at the scene but never fully investigated. Authorities have not been able to locate Larry.

The state disagreed, citing overwhelming evidence including DNA on the murder weapon, eyewitness testimony and video of Truesdell entering the garage where the four people were found dead.

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2026 Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament brackets, schedule

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2026 Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament brackets, schedule

The Iowa high school boys state basketball tournament is just around the corner and the full field has now been set.

By March 13, four teams will be crowned state champions and there are plenty of worthy squads vying for the title. On Tuesday, the final brackets were released and we now have a clear picture of the eight teams in each class hoping to take home the trophy.

Here’s a look at the first-round pairings and the full state tournament schedule for next week’s IHSAA action.