Cristhian Bahena Rivera was sentenced Monday for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts.
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Cristhian Bahena Rivera was sentenced Monday for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts.
Police said Jose Florentino Ramirez Landin suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said 19-year-old Caleb Solomon walked into Best Buy in northeast Cedar Rapids and concealed multiple Apple product floor models on his person and walked out of the store without paying.
At 11:30 p.m., a caller reported hearing numerous gunshots and seeing someone down on the ground at 4012 21st Ave. SW, according to a CRPD news release.
In Iowa, 12 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Iowa conducted 10 operations throughout the state, during which officers executed 10 search warrants, identified five businesses involved in sex trafficking, made 11 arrests and seized a large quantity of cash.
Marion police are investigating the death of an infant after emergency responders were called to an apartment building on 10th Street and Boyson Road.
An 18-year-old faces multiple charges after police said he allegedly burglarized two businesses, and stole more than $10,000 worth of items.
Order requires masks in all courthouses across the state, regardless of an individual’s vaccination status.
Cedar Rapids man who hid multiple drugs in a Crown Royal bag tucked in his crotch area was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison.
A woman driving on I Avenue NE on Thursday evening told police she was shot at by someone in another vehicle. No injuries were reported.
A Chicago man living in Iowa City in 2019 was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for distributing marijuana and possessing firearms.
Eleven family members gave heart wrenching victim impact statements about their loved ones — correctional officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte — during sentencing for Anamosa inmate, Thomas Woodard.
Breaking ties as the Boy Scouts of America face widespread sexual abuse accusations is intended to protect the churches from further liability.
Live video plus tweets from reporter Trish Mehaffey, who is in Jones County District Court for the sentencing hearing of Thomas Woodard. Earlier this month, Woodard pleaded guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, and one count each of attempted murder and second-degree kidnapping for the March attacks on correctional officer Robert McFarland and prison nurse Lorena Schulte.
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