A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy last week responded to a Lone Tree home where authorities say the man choked a woman until she nearly lost consciousness, leaving visible injuries on her neck.
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A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy last week responded to a Lone Tree home where authorities say the man choked a woman until she nearly lost consciousness, leaving visible injuries on her neck.
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Friday on charges of homicide by vehicle and operating under the influence in relation to a fatal crash that happened in December, according to a press release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Family members of Kenyauta Vesey-Keith, who was murdered in 2023 by Denzel Wilson, gathered in a courtroom Friday with homemade signs to support Vesey-Keith’s mother and sister, who spoke during Wilson’s sentencing. Wilson was sentenced to life in prison.
The Iowa Supreme Court has removed from the bench a magistrate who questioned the veracity of an alleged sexual assault victim because he was a teenage male and asked whether a defendant in a separate case was a “wetback.”
The Iowa City Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding information related to the fatal shooting of an Iowa City woman in December.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he drowned his dog in a bathtub.
How the video was cut, leaving out the e-cigarette and only showing Marc Muklewicz blowing out smoke, implied to some that he was using drugs during class, Muklewicz said.
A Hiawatha man was convicted this week on five charges involving molesting and assaulting a female teen. He faces up to 13 years in prison.
Iowa’s top prosecutor is adding a new feature in the hopes of flushing out suspects and bringing useful tips to dormant investigations.
Iowa Judicial Branch officials testified in a two-hour Iowa House Oversight Committee hearing on $27.5 million in misdirected court fees.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened Tuesday night in southeast Cedar Rapids, according to a news release.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Monday on charges that he requested to meet with someone he believed was 13 for sexual purposes.
The Linn County Jail last weekend began housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement inmates through a previously established agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service.
A Cedar Rapids woman, who planned to claim self-defense at trial, pleaded to voluntary manslaughter, saying she stabbed him in the “heat of passion” during a fight. She faces up to 20 years with a mandatory minimum of up to 10 years.
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