One of the Fairfield teens accused of killing a Spanish teacher last year is asking a judge to delay his Nov. 1 trial. His lawyer wants more time to complete pretrial work.
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One of the Fairfield teens accused of killing a Spanish teacher last year is asking a judge to delay his Nov. 1 trial. His lawyer wants more time to complete pretrial work.
A 67-year-old Allamakee County man is charged with killing his roommate in May. Investigators say he strangled the 83-year-old roommate to death.
Cedar Rapids Police are asking for witnesses of the shooting to come forward, and they want anyone with security camera footage of the incident to reach out to investigators at 319-286-5491.
DES MOINES -- A Des Moines City Council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer's killing of
Timothy Rush, accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend at Taboo nightclub on April 10, is now facing an additional murder charge, after a man who was injured in the shooting died on July 24.
A Marion man was arrested Monday on charges of sexual abuse, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
A Burlington contractor accused of taking money from four Linn County homeowners for derecho repairs but never finishing the work has agreed to plead guilty to first-degree theft charges, according to Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks.
WATERLOO (AP) — A man who was shot and killed by Waterloo officers over the weekend was holding a realistic-looking pellet gun during the confrontation, police said Monday.
The Linn County Correctional Center has adjusted its agreement for housing federal inmates in order to address overtime for deputies working at the jail.
The man led officers on a chase for about 45 minutes before abandoning his vehicle and entering St. Paul Lutheran Church.
An Oelwein man who testified against a meth dealer was brutally beaten in the Linn County Jail 12 days before the trial by convicted murderer Drew Blahnik and another cellmate. Federal and state authorities are investigating
Police previously said they had surveillance video of the area where demonstrators gathered about 7:17 p.m. to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against abortion rights earlier that day.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened Monday near the corner of Underwood Avenue and Burdette Drive SW.
Officers found the woman in an adjacent alley with multiple gunshot wounds
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