A judge denies a change of venue request for a Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board.
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A judge denies a change of venue request for a Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a February shooting in Cedar Falls that killed one man and left another with disabling injuries.
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the same court just four years ago .
A Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board is asking a judge to toss out his statements in a police interview because he didn’t understand his rights.
Iowa City police used two armored vehicles to serve a search warrant at 1019 Carver Street Thursday morning, at about 7:45 a.m. The warrant was related to recent shooting incidents.
The parents of a man who died in a high-speed motorcycle crash claim in a recent court filing that a forensic expert determined Manchester police had backdated or manipulated dashcam video evidence.
A former Eastern Iowa police officer faces possible prison time after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl last year while he was on duty.
The injured officer, identified in a criminal complaint as Rod Schulte, is a 23-year employee of the department, according to the city.
Three people were arrested Sunday in Cedar Rapids on charges that they entered an apartment armed with a baseball bat with the intent to rob the people living there.
Demanded all his money while in the 100 block of Northwood Drive, according to a criminal complaint
Some neighborhood associations and the Advocates for Social Justice ask city to revoke business license of a landlord with a nuisance property.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities on Thursday identified a man who was
A Grundy Center man convicted last month for killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith is asking the court for a new trial based on lack of evidence to prove first-degree murder and two other charges. A jury found him guilty of murder and other charges after two hours of deliberation last month.
County attorney’s office opened 164 truancy cases in past year, successfully resolving 56 of the cases.
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