Two drug traffickers distributed more than 100 pounds of meth in Iowa and they took a portion of that money — over $335,000 — to Jose Eladio Medina Valenzuela, who then worked with others to get the drug money to supply sources in Mexico.
A 23-year-old Cedar Rapids man pleaded to lesser charges for sexually abusing a girl since she was 6 years old. The abuse continued until she was 12 years old. He faces up to 22 years in prison.
A Tipton man was arrested this week on charges of vehicular homicide in relation to a fatal crash that happened in July 2024.
A Marion man was arrested Wednesday in Cedar Rapids on multiple traffic related charges after police say he was clocked driving a motorcycle 177 mph on Highway 100 and Highway 30
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While police were on their way to the scene, dispatchers informed them the disturbance had escalated to a shooting, according to the release.
A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison on multiple charges of laundering and fraud related to a fake email scheme that caused a Catholic church in Cedar Rapids to lose more than $400,000.
Two Iowa City residents were charged Wednesday with misusing more than $500,000 that belonged to an elderly family member, for whom one of the individuals was caregiver.
Law enforcement from multiple Tama County agencies responded to a threatening call Wednesday morning in the city of Tama, which investigators believe was a swatting call related to the video game Fortnite.
Finalists are set to be interviewed next month. The city is working to fill the position after previous Chief Mike Kitsmiller retired in April.
A Cedar Rapids man was convicted for diverting oxycodone from bottles at the Belle Plaine pharmacy where he worked for personal use, and replacing them with Aleve to conceal his crime.He faces up to 20 years in prison.
A Cedar Rapids woman, who was caught on video in 2023 giving her 2-year-old son unneeded insulin while at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, was convicted Monday of child endangerment and another charge. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
A 15-year-old Cedar Rapids girl vanished in 2001, leaving police with little or no clues as to whether she ran away or was abducted. The last person to see her was convicted in another cold case murder last year, but police don’t have any evidence that he was involved in the teen’s disappearance.
A former deputy police chief suggested he cuff and pat down a custodian with whom he attempted to cultivate a relationship. The Iowa Supreme Court said his conduct was not severe enough to warrant legal action.
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