Alexander Jackson is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father, mother and sister in June 2021. Testimony may start Thursday and the trial is expected to last nine days.
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Alexander Jackson is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father, mother and sister in June 2021. Testimony may start Thursday and the trial is expected to last nine days.
An Oelwein man who conspired with Chris Bagley’s killer to assault a drug informant was sentenced to 30 years for distributing meth out of his home. Court also found he sexually assaulted women.
Police found a vehicle off the roadway in the 5600 block of Kirkwood Boulevard SW with an unresponsive male driver.
Though a University of Iowa urology professor’s lawsuit against a UI law professor is continuing, it’s doing so absent a federal First Amendment complaint. That ruling came this week after the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that law professor Marc Linder didn’t act as the state when slamming expert testimony from urologist James Brown.
A Cedar Rapids man charged with attempted murder is accused of stabbing another man because the man was with the suspect’s ex-girlfriend, according to court documents.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday on charges he stabbed another man in the back. Officers arrived at the scene to find a 37-year-old man with a stab wound to his back. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit removed an improvised explosive device from an alley behind a residence on the 1700 block of Park Ave. SE Tuesday morning.
Devonna Walker, 29, died from her stab wound. Two individuals were detained, transported to the Cedar Rapids Police Department and interviewed, but were released pending further investigation.
Dimione Walker was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of first-degree murder in November.
Alexander Jackson, 22, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is accused of killing his father, mother and sister.
Iowa has a shortage of court reporters and the state court administrator “guarantees” jobs to the 48 enrolled at DMACC if they complete the two-year program and receive certification.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness retires after 31 years in office, the last 15 spent as the top prosecutor. She said her early work on women’s rights influenced her law career.
At about 4 a.m. Christmas morning, Cedar Rapids police were dispatched to the Kwik Star at 4141 Center Point Rd. NE.
A judge agrees to marry a man to his girlfriend after sentencing him to prison for 18 years for shooting and injuring another man in May 2021 near a church.
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