The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man shot by officers on Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.
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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man shot by officers on Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.
Trials were down for federal prosecutors in 2025 after reaching an all time high in the last four years, but caseloads were 14.5 percent higher, with guns and drugs being the top charges.
A Cedar Rapids man who was convicted as a teenager in a fatal 2020 shooting was sentenced this week to more than three years in federal prison after authorities found him carrying a stolen handgun while riding in a rideshare car.
A man sustained critical injuries Wednesday after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with officers from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Thomas J. Vesey was arrested Tuesday and remains in custody at the Linn County Jail.
Landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration project in Iowa have asked a state court to reconsider its decision to pause a lawsuit over the permit for the pipeline until state officials rule on a filed amendment.
The temporary injunction allows Achieva Enterprises to reopen the resort in southern Iowa while a lawsuit continues over who will manage the site moving forward.
According to a court documents, the man sent several sexual messages to a social media user he believed to be 15.
Christopher Maxwell is in custody at the Linn County Jail, pending extradition back to Illinois.
An adult male was found with multiple injuries after police were called to shots fired in the 300 block of 30th Street Dr. SE just after 4 a.m. Sunday.
The trial for a Marion charged in a crash that seriously injured a woman and also terminated her pregnancy has been reset to Feb. 3.
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ordered a new trial for a West Des Moines doctor, convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10, over the use of one-way video testimony.
Live footage from one or more public safety cameras in downtown Cedar Rapids was temporarily accessible to anyone with internet access, according to the security vendor that operates similar technology nationwide.
Polk County judge ruled in favor of Summit’s motion to pause the case that landowners, counties and the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter filed in 2024.
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