A 15-year-old admitted to fatally shooting Michael McCune in February at Tan Tara Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids. He pleaded as a youthful offender, meaning his sentencing will be delayed until he turns 18. He will be placed in a juvenile facility until that time.
A third man has been arrested in relation to the shooting in Iowa City in May that left one person injured.
A March 17 fatal shooting inside Cocktails & Company in Marion and an Oct. 23 fatal shooting outside Iowa City’s H-Bar -- a hookah lounge that doesn’t sell liquor -- caused authorities to take decisive action.
In Iowa, nearly 44 percent of adults have guns in their homes,
Former official alleges she was fired as the communications director for the Iowa Department of Public Health for fulfilling records requests from journalists.
Bruce Vander Sanden, director of the 6th Judicial District community correctional services, retired this week after a 35-year career. He hopes the department will continue his vision of focusing on the positive outcomes, instead of recidivism rates.
A Des Moines man was arrested Thursday in Linn County on three charges of second-degree sexual abuse.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the man killed as 30-year-old Matt Davis of Hampton.
Phone and internet scams are rampant everywhere, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department regularly receives reports of new scams popping up in the area. The Gazette talked with a police investigator about common scams and how to recognize them.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the State Patrol said they had been asked to investigate the shooting.
Any proposed plea deal would have to be approved by a federal judge, and it was not immediately clear what day Hunter Biden, 53, might appear in court to enter his plea.
An Oelwein man, who testified against a drug dealer and assaulted by his friends in the Linn County Jail pending trial, has reached a tentative agreement with the county. His lawyer said he couldn’t provide details until settlement is finalized.
Darrell Lee Lathum was found later that same day and returned to jail.
Adding to the lawsuits and settlements mounting for Mercy Iowa City and its affiliates is one filed earlier this year by the husband of a Mount Pleasant woman who died in April 2022 after making nearly 20 trips to various providers in a two-month span for what started as complaints of sinus pressure and earaches.
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