The group claimed in social media promotions that two members of Phi Gamma Delta are “getting away with sexual assault.”
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Sep. 1, 2021 4:40 pm1618d ago
The group claimed in social media promotions that two members of Phi Gamma Delta are “getting away with sexual assault.”
Erin Jordan Crime & Courts Sep. 1, 2021 7:16 pm1618d ago
Two Jones County deputies and three Anamosa police officers are now on paid administrative leave.
Crime & Courts Sep. 3, 2021 5:36 pm1616d ago
Update, 2 p.m. Sept. 3, 2021: Cedar Rapids police canceled the Quickfind on Sept. 3 because the two people were …
Crime & Courts Aug. 31, 2021 1:58 pm1619d ago
An El Salvador national has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for snatching a teenage girl from an eastern Iowa yard, dragging her into a house and groping her.
Crime & Courts Aug. 30, 2021 3:38 pm1620d ago
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was sentenced Monday for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts.
Crime & Courts Aug. 30, 2021 1:59 pm1620d ago
Police said Jose Florentino Ramirez Landin suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crime & Courts Aug. 30, 2021 12:18 pm1620d ago
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.
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2021 10:51 am1621d ago
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.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2021 6:55 pm1623d ago
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.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2021 6:20 pm1623d ago
Marion police are investigating the death of an infant after emergency responders were called to an apartment building on 10th Street and Boyson Road.
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2021 3:33 pm1621d ago
An 18-year-old faces multiple charges after police said he allegedly burglarized two businesses, and stole more than $10,000 worth of items.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2021 4:08 pm1623d ago
Order requires masks in all courthouses across the state, regardless of an individual’s vaccination status.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2021 5:40 pm1623d ago
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.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2021 3:11 pm1623d ago
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.
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