Newly appointed 6th Judicial District judge has wide breadth“ of experience as a state and federal prosecutor in California and Iowa.
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Jun. 1, 2023 5:00 am926d ago
Newly appointed 6th Judicial District judge has wide breadth“ of experience as a state and federal prosecutor in California and Iowa.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts May. 31, 2023 3:57 pm927d ago
Two Cedar Rapids men were arrested Tuesday and accused of beating a man and stabbing him 10 times.
Crime & Courts May. 31, 2023 7:46 am927d ago
A U.S. Marshals task force rounded up 37 fugitives and seized numerous guns and drugs during a 60-day operation. Most of the fugitives arrested are from Cedar Rapids and Linn County area.
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2023 3:05 pm928d ago
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner was honored last week by the Iowa Police Chiefs Association with the Law Enforcement Executive of the Year Award for 2022.
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Environmental News May. 25, 2023 3:20 pm933d ago
Iowa’s Republican politicians call it a win for farmers, but environmental groups raise alarms about water quality and flooding.
Crime & Courts May. 26, 2023 12:53 pm932d ago
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said Timothy Rush “recklessly” fired his gun into the crowd at Taboo last year as a reaction to Dimione Walker firing multiple fatal shots at Michael Valentine on April 10, 2022.
Crime & Courts May. 25, 2023 12:59 pm933d ago
A Coralville man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after a gun he had brought to the bar was used in a fatal shooting outside the H-Bar in October, according to the Iowa City Police Department.
Crime & Courts May. 24, 2023 4:20 pm934d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week on charges that he shot several times into a house on Saturday.
By Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
News May. 24, 2023 9:41 am934d ago
Lawsuits are kept ‘often for days or over a week’ at the court before being made public, the claim says.
Crime & Courts May. 24, 2023 8:18 am934d ago
An assistant director of Linn County Juvenile Detention Center says they can’t provide educational and other services to five juveniles who had no contact orders in place because they are involved in same fatal shooting.
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2023 6:27 pm936d ago
Families of two people who were fatally shot at Taboo Nightclub and Lounge last year were upset with a plea agreement and only a 30-year prison sentence for Timothy Rush. Some family members said Rush shot Nicole Owens and Marvin Cox over jealousy.
By Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2023 2:34 pm936d ago
Joshua Venckus alleged the case was pursued against him although he had what he described as an airtight alibi.
Crime & Courts May. 19, 2023 4:19 pm939d ago
The man charged last week for shooting into a crowd of party-goers at a Cedar Rapids hotel in 2021 was serving a sentence for felon possessing a gun.
Crime & Courts May. 19, 2023 4:17 pm939d ago
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — Harrowing video of a driver speeding from Iowa police with an officer clinging to his hood and roof emerged this month during the motorist’s sentencing.
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