Two meth leaders were each sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for their roles in bringing 500 pounds of the drug to Iowa.
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Two meth leaders were each sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for their roles in bringing 500 pounds of the drug to Iowa.
Two Cedar Rapids police officers testified Thursday about being forced to shoot Brandon Nelson, who had led officers on a high-speed chase, and then pointed a shotgun at them when he stopped and got out of his vehicle.
Among the items police seized during a search of the hotel room was a diamond ring. And Keegan Casteel, then 32, proposed to his girlfriend immediately after being released from the Cook County Jail.
A Hiawatha man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Monday on federal charges that he left threatening voicemail messages for two Arizona county election officials in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
A Cedar Rapids police officer said Brandon Nelson, on trial this week for attempted murder and 12 other charges, came at him head-on during a high speed chase last year. Two officers will testify this week that Nelson also racked and pointed a shotgun at them when he finally stopped.
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a few individuals who investigators would like to talk to regarding two assaults that happened Sunday morning, according to a news release from the department.
Witnesses testified Tuesday during a bench trial for Jack McCaffery, 17, of North Liberty, who is cited for failure to yield in the right a way in a crash that resulted in the death of an Iowa National Guard soldier on May 22.
The Iowa City Public Library was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, according to a Facebook post from the library.
The trial of Henry Earl Dinkins, who’s charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell in 2020, ended Tuesday. Now, it’s up to a judge to issue a decision.
More than 100 dogs were surrendered this week to Iowa City Animal Services after a law enforcement investigation in rural Johnson County.
Within minutes of the mug shot's release, Trump's campaign used it in a fundraising appeal on its website. The campaign’s latest fundraising email advertises a new T-shirt with the image. And this quote: “This mugshot will forever go down in history as a symbol of America’s defiance of tyranny.”
A Cedar Rapids man, who has a lengthy gun violence history that started as a teen, will remain in jail pending federal gun charges.
A Postville man has been charged in Fayette County with child endangerment resulting in death in relation to the death of his 4-month-old daughter in September 2022.
But Jack McCaffery, the son of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery, must stipulate he was the driver in the May 22 crash.
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