Two Vinton juveniles are facing arson charges in relation to a fire at a town park that caused more than $200,000 worth of damage.
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Two Vinton juveniles are facing arson charges in relation to a fire at a town park that caused more than $200,000 worth of damage.
The woman who allegedly drove her SUV over the I-74 bridge pedestrian path early Sunday morning, killing one and injuring two others, faces 10 charges in Rock Island County court.
A Cedar Rapids man on probation for robbery and gun offenses has now been charged with another gun charge and police say he is connected to several shots fired incidents that have terrorized neighbors for months.
A judge in Linn and Johnson county says he has no idea why he was included among 963 Americans who are permanently banned from entering Russia. Judge Patrick Grady has never visited the country.
Judge sets $1.5 million bail for Cedar Rapids man charged with killing two men within 24 hours. Police haven’t provided possible motive for the fatal shootings.
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he harbored runaway teenage girls, sexually abused them and supplied them with marijuana.
A man was a history of sexual assault convictions in Johnson County has now been charged with third-degree sexual abuse in Linn County in relation to an attack that happened in April 2021 in Cedar Rapids.
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Wednesday on a charge of Iowa Lottery Violation.
It will cost over $200,000 to rebuild a Vinton Park after it was burned down this weekend in an apparent arson, according to a video posted to Facebook by the director of the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department.
One person was found dead after a several-hour standoff with police Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids man was charged with two fatal shootings from January that happened within 24 hours of the other. The suspect was arrested in Davenport by U.S. Marshals task force and other law enforcement.
A Cedar Rapids man who illegally purchased firearms while being a drug user was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison
A Hamilton County jury on Monday afternoon found a Grundy Center man guilty of first-degree murder for killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith during a standoff at his home in 2021.
A Cedar Rapids man was accused of assaulting and threatening to shoot a woman and her child. Authorities said he pointed a gun at the 8-year-old, saying he was going to “finish him off.”
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