Republican presidents have named six and Democratic presidents have named three of the nine justices.
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Republican presidents have named six and Democratic presidents have named three of the nine justices.
The former finance director of the defunct Go Cedar Rapids was convicted for his part in the scheme to defraud a local bank in loan used to pay the failed Newbo Evolve music and cultural event i 2018.
On the U.S. Supreme Court for over 27 years, liberal Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving Democratic President Joe Biden his first high court opening, which he has pledged to fill with the historic naming of the court's first Black woman.
Requests for critical stress management debriefings tripled in 2021, Director Stephan Bayens said Wednesday.
According to the complaint, Green shot at Jackson in the 800 block of Sixth Street SW “with the intent to cause the death of another person.”
The four-week “Behind the Badge” program is a shorter version of the Citizens Police Academy, which will not take place this year due to the pandemic.
Iowa City police said surveillance footage shows Alajuwon S. Johnson Sr. firing a gun at a person as they're running away from him near the Town & Campus Apartments on Arthur Street.
Witnesses told police that Gabriel Jason Rice attempted to force a woman into his car.
Kenneth Rader, 53, is charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with four charges.
Nick Maybanks announces his run as the next elected Linn County attorney to lead the office. He was appointed by the Board of Xupervisors earlier this month to finish out Jerry Vander Sanden’s term, which ends in December. The top prosecutor is an elected position and will be on the November ballot.
A federal appeals panel Tuesday allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates — but not for schools attended by students whose disabilities make them more vulnerable to severe illness if they get COVID-19.
Elijah D. O. Morse, 26, allegedly kicked in the door of a Hiawatha residence and took the resident’s phone, according to a criminal complaint.
A Cedar Rapids fugitive who fled the area in 2014 was extradited back last week and will face charges of selling synthetic marijuana and operating an illegal gambling business.
Sheriff Brad Kunkel said the program, which has a targeted start date of April 1 and is funded with pandemic relief dollars, continues the county’s effort to find ways to divert people from jail and reduce the jail population, while also keeping victims safe.
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