Crime and Courts – The Paragraph Stacker

Why Des Moines’ racial profiling ordinance is a failure before it starts

The Des Moines City Council means well with its racial profiling ordinance, but it won’t accomplish anything.

Kristi Kinne-Hayes grew up in a mostly white town in Iowa, but raising for mixed-raced children changed her perspective on racism.

Ron Branam sometimes joked his nickname was “Mr. Wonderful.” For those who knew him, it was a statement of fact.