The Linn County Attorney’s Office has decided criminal charges are not warranted against a Cedar Rapids Police reserve officer who fired three shots at a man in a vehicle as the man struck the officer with his car Dec. 17.
The trial for a man charged with killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper will be moved out of Grundy County but a new location for the trial has not been determined.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A year after dropping charges against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants, prosecutors have dropped a second case against him.
It’s rare that teens and young adults commit murder, but four young Iowans are awaiting trial for just that. Two young men are charged with killing their families in Cedar Rapids, and two others charged in the death of their teacher in Fairfield.
Police say tensions stemming from pandemic conditions are contributing to a spike in domestic abuse that fueled violent crime in Cedar Rapids in 2021. But the department saw success in reducing gun violence.
A magistrate and a defense attorney have been nominated as the next 6th Judicial District judge. One will replace Judge Mary Chicchelly, who was appointed last month to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
A Cedar Rapids teenager charged with fatally stabbing his parents in October may claim insanity and diminished responsibility at trial. A defense attorney says it’s tough to prove and rarely successful in Iowa.
A Wisconsin man accused of killing his girlfriend and trying to kill his teenage daughter in a double shooting in Milwaukee has been arrested after an hourslong standoff in northeastern Iowa.
A Cedar Rapids woman was charged with first degree theft after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies discovered her to be in possession of a stolen vehicle while intoxicated.
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to federal prison for 140 years for sexual exploitation of children and distributing child porn.
A grand jury declines to bring charges against a Tama County deputy who fatally shot a Chelsea man during a standoff last year. Authorities said the deputy fired his weapon after the man fired his handgun during the standoff.
Two correctional officers were assaulted by an inmate Saturday night at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville.
A Cedar Rapids man is accused of driving his car toward a police officer who fired his gun at the car. Investigators identified the suspect through video and other evidence found during the investigation, according to police.
A Vinton man, indicted with 10 others to distribute heroin and fentanyl between 2017 and last year, pleaded Friday in federal court. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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