When officers arrived, they found a young female with non-life-threatening injuries
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
When officers arrived, they found a young female with non-life-threatening injuries
Sex offender Fitsum Russell has history of sex crimes in Linn, Johnson counties
Nearly five months after Xavior Harrelson was reported missing from a Montezuma mobile home park where he lived with his mother, authorities confirmed Friday that human remains found in a nearby farm field were of the 11-year-old boy.
Ely man sentenced to life sentence for fatally shooting James “Jim Bob” Booher on May 31, 2014. Booher’s body was cut up, burned and disposed of in a river, according to testimony. Judge calls Matthew Robbins the “poster child” for a life sentence.
Records show that even when dealing with breeders with a history of serious and recurring violations, state inspectors are not only notifying breeders of the precise time and date of their upcoming visits, they are consulting with the breeders as to the times most convenient for them.
Coralville man charged in head-on crash that killed a Cedar Rapids woman last year will stand trial in January. His trial has been reset three times.
After Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman complained witnesses were not talking about the Oct. 1 shooting, police now have spoken with several victims, including a 13-year-old boy who was injured, and witnesses.
A teenager stabbed his father to death — and used an ax to kill his mother — in their northeast Cedar Rapids home in order to “take charge of his life,” authorities said Thursday.
A judge will set another hearing on a new trial for Drew Blahnik because a witness couldn’t be at Tuesday’s hearing.
A judge has found a Des Moines activist guilty of a felony theft count for taking a police flyer used to identify protesters from an officer’s back pocket during a protest last year.
A 24-year-old Marion woman was arrested Monday after officers found four dead cats in her apartment, which she had not visited in weeks, according to court documents.
Drew Blahnik, who was convicted of killing Chris Bagley, will wait to be sentenced — the judge will first rule on defense’s motion for new trial based on several legal issues.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department says two individuals have non-life threatening injuries following what appears to be a targeted shooting Friday night. No arrests have been made.
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Police Department lent some more clarity to the bail bondsman shooting situation late Friday …
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