A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Wednesday after a shooting at Westdale Town Center fired his gun at someone who was driving away from the mall after a confrontation, according to a criminal complaint.
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A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Wednesday after a shooting at Westdale Town Center fired his gun at someone who was driving away from the mall after a confrontation, according to a criminal complaint.
No injuries from the shooting were reported, but police said several businesses closed their doors during the incident to protest patrons.
The Iowa Supreme Court this week mulled a question at the heart of an Iowa State University professor’s lawsuit alleging decades of wage discrimination: how to interpret the law in a way that motivates fair compensation.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations has launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of different types of financial frauds and scams that have been increasing around the country.
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she abandoned two children on the side of a busy street, telling them that nobody loved them, records show.
The store manager of an Iowa City Jimmy John’s was arrested last week on a charge of second degree fraudulent practice after she lost more than $8,000 that belonged to the restaurant and tried to cover it up, authorities said.
Marion police have not been able to find evidence to back up a report that an open box cutter was thrown at a student during Linn-Mar High School’s Homecoming Parade, according to a news release from the police department.
A Hiawatha man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old child at his residence in Hiawatha.
Carlos Garcia, charged in an Interstate 380 crash that killed Jeffery Lankford in 2022, is set for trial next month after the date has been continued multiple times. Garcia also picked up another charge for drugs while on pretrial release and remains in jail.
A judge has found a North Liberty man guilty of raping Waterloo and Cedar Falls women after breaking into their apartments in spring 2023.He is also set for trial, tentatively in January, on rape charges in a 2022 Iowa City attack.
Prosecutors say he and his brother attacked police officers at the U.S. Capitol.
An Anamosa man was arrested Thursday in Linn County, accused of sexually abusing a child while living in Cedar Rapids in 2017.
A 14-year-old boy who admitted to firing a handgun at a police officer in May pleaded to three felonies and six misdemeanors. He was prosecuted as a youthful offender and will be sent to the Boys State Training School in Eldora until he turns 18.
The Centerville school board violated Iowa’s Open Meetings and Records Act when it gathered in closed session to discuss the resignation of a staffer suspected of improper contact with students, a judge has ruled.
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