CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old Meskwaki man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a …
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 9:48 am2125d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old Meskwaki man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a …
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 10:23 am2125d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a drug robbery that resulted in the …
Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 5:28 pm2124d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police have arrested a Marion man who is accused of kicking in the door to an apartment …
Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 11:05 am2125d ago
JOHNSON COUNTY – The search for a missing Tiffin teen has become an investigation in the 15-year-old’s death. Johnson County …
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Crime & Courts Apr. 13, 2020 12:37 pm2126d ago
A man was seriously injured early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash at the Kirkwood Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids. …
Crime & Courts Apr. 13, 2020 10:13 am2126d ago
CORALVILLE – In a typical day, the city of Coralville offers up plenty of chances for police officers to be …
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Crime & Courts Apr. 10, 2020 11:14 pm2128d ago
CORALVILLE – A correctional officer at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville has tested positive for COVID-19, the …
Crime & Courts Apr. 10, 2020 6:49 pm2128d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday denied a ‘stand-your-ground” appeal by an Iowa City man, who fatally …
Crime & Courts Apr. 11, 2020 4:10 am2128d ago
MARION — Police say an older couple, found dead in their Marion home Thursday, had significant health problems and that …
Crime & Courts Apr. 10, 2020 9:44 am2129d ago
CORALVILLE – An Iowa City man is accused of forcing himself upon someone on a bus. According to Coralville police …
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Crime & Courts Apr. 9, 2020 9:47 pm2129d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Hiawatha man faces charges after a low-speed and then high-speed chase through Linn County on Thursday …
Crime & Courts Apr. 11, 2020 5:05 pm2127d ago
Update: The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office indicated Saturday (April 11) that the Quickfind order is canceled. They still are looking …
Crime & Courts Apr. 9, 2020 9:20 pm2129d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police are looking for a 26-year-old man they believe shot two people Thursday morning at a business …
Crime & Courts Apr. 8, 2020 10:38 pm2130d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County supervisors said Wednesday a health privacy law prevented them from alerting their own employees for …
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