Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal court.
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Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal court.
A Marion man was arrested Monday on charges that he hid a camera in a 10-year-old girl’s bathroom and bedroom to record the child when she was naked.
One woman is dead and another is seriously injured after a car crash Monday night in Cedar Rapids, reportedly caused by a drunken driver.
The four Iowa appellate judges up for retention Nov. 8 should remain on the bench, according to the performance evaluation by state bar members. The lawyers rated them with “above average” scores.
Waymond Thomas, 36, of Iowa City died Sunday after being shot outside H-Bar on South Van Buren Street in Iowa City. It is the second time this year that a person has been shot outside the bar.
Two prosecutors running for county attorneys in Linn and Johnson counties followed similar paths, taking on the toughest cases, in preparing themselves to lead the offices. Both Democrats run unopposed Nov. 8.
At the scene, police found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. They provided emergency medical aid until an ambulance arrived and transported the man to a hospital, where he died.
He was found shot and injured early Saturday in northeast Cedar Rapids but police said he won’t cooperate in their investigation and didn’t want to pursue charges.
A man injured in a shooting in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 9 was painting his truck when he was shot in the back by a teenager he didn’t know, according to a criminal complaint.
A Cedar Rapids teenager was arrested Thursday in relation to a shooting that happened on Oct. 9.
An Illinois man is charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in North Liberty. If convicted, he faces 25 years in prison.
Authorities say a Cedar Rapids man intentionally set fire to a residence, killing 15 animals including ducks, rabbits, dogs, fish and a snake.
A former account manager and vice president of Cedar Rapids Photo Copy Inc., is accused of charging thousands of dollars on company credit cards and rolling his negative car equity into a loan for a company car and refinancing it in his name.
A Coralville man charged with shooting a man in a downtown club in April wants to subpoena police records which may indicate he and victim were involved in previous shootings.
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