2 of 3 judges on the panel said the injunction is moot because COVID-19 transmission rates have lowered
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2 of 3 judges on the panel said the injunction is moot because COVID-19 transmission rates have lowered
According to the news release, the man had been in the jail since April 29 and was checked on by staff 52 minutes earlier.
One man was killed and another arrested on a murder charge in a Friday night shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids, authorities said.
Johnnie Osborne was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and causing the death of her unborn child on May 1, 2020. Family members called him a “monster” for taking their 25-year-old daughter, sister and friend from them.
The biggest of the cases is against Flirts, a Waterloo club. In that case, 16 professional models allege they have never appeared at the club but their photos are used in online ads.
A Marion woman was arrested Thursday on a charge that she stole more than $10,000 in cash deposits from a Cedar Rapids Casey’s while she worked there.
Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of the Grundy Center man accused of shooting and killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith in 2021, with the defense not calling any of its own witnesses.
The second Fairfield teen accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher will stay in adult court, judge rules Thursday. The judge cited a lack of time in juvenile system for rehab.
The statewide training is an annual event started in 2017 but postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officers who were with Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith testified Wednesday about trying to save his life after he was shot during a standoff in a Grundy Center home in April 2021.
A district judge declared a mistrial for a Cedar Rapids woman charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2020. A potential juror said she had previous interaction with Jacqueline Holmes, the defendant.
A judge ruled Wednesday the case for one of the teens charged with killing his Spanish teacher with a baseball bat will not be moved to juvenile court.
A judge last month dismissed a theft charge against a Burlington contractor accused of taking money from four homeowners for derecho repairs but never doing the work, ruling prosecutors missed a crucial deadline.
The last moments of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith’s life were captured on video.
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