A Linn County woman is suing her former Cedar Rapids doctor for sex exploitation and negligence. According to court records, he regularly prescribed her medications for mental health issues for about two years.
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Mar. 22, 2023 4:37 pm1049d ago
A Linn County woman is suing her former Cedar Rapids doctor for sex exploitation and negligence. According to court records, he regularly prescribed her medications for mental health issues for about two years.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Mar. 22, 2023 2:33 pm1049d ago
The investigation continues, and people with information are asked to contact police.
Crime & Courts Mar. 22, 2023 1:04 pm1049d ago
Two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Oakland Road NE, Cedar Rapids.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 2:57 pm1050d ago
Table to Table Food Rescue, an Iowa City-based nonprofit that collects food from grocery stores and other corporate donors to deliver to food pantries, is working with fewer vehicles after catalytic converters were stolen off two of the organization’s vans.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 1:28 pm1050d ago
UI agreed to implement training and pay over $16,000 to resolve claims that X-rays submitted to Medicare didn’t meet requirements of having an attending physician review them.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 2:22 pm1050d ago
Amended lawsuit filed last year by parents of Anamosa prison nurse says officials had been warned of lack of staff, safety issues, attempted escapes and nurses being held hostage before 2021 slayings.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 5:30 pm1050d ago
Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 12:16 pm1050d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that reportedly resulted from a bar fight Monday night.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 11:41 am1050d ago
The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a possible shots fired incident from Monday night.
Crime & Courts Mar. 20, 2023 1:52 pm1051d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he sexually abused a girl under the age of twelve multiple times between 2007 and 2011. The man would have been between 10 and 15 years old at the time.
Crime & Courts Mar. 20, 2023 1:47 pm1051d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused two children under the age of 12.
Crime & Courts Mar. 18, 2023 6:30 pm1053d ago
Police responded to the reports of shots fired at a Marion bar just after 11 p.m. Friday.
Crime & Courts Mar. 17, 2023 8:30 pm1054d ago
Capt. Randy Rowland was 21 years old when he was hired as a deputy sheriff with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in 1980. Now, at 64, he’s retiring after working for the county for almost 43 years.
Crime & Courts Mar. 17, 2023 11:23 am1054d ago
The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened late Tuesday night.
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