A judge lowered bail from $500,000 to $100,000 for a Cedar Rapids woman charged with fatally stabbing the father of two of her children in January. If released, she must wear an ankle monitor and be under the supervision of 6th Judicial Department of Correctional Services pending trial set for Dec. 10.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, during a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, highlighted drug and firearms cases prosecuted in the Northern District of Iowa. Garland has been visiting federal prosecutors office around the country to talk with law enforcement about their efforts.
A 16-year-old has been charged in adult court in relation to a shooting that injured a 13-year-old on Saturday in Cedar Rapids.
After reviewing reams of evidence that included testimony from top executives at Google, Microsoft and Apple during last year's 10-week trial, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued his potentially market-shifting decision three months after the two sides presented their closing arguments in early May.
A Coralville man was arrested Friday on charges that he shot two unarmed people in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on July 20.
A 13-year-old was shot in the leg Saturday night in northeast Cedar Rapids and police arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the shooting.
Iowa offenders who cause a death must pay $150,000 in restitution, according to a law enacted in 1997, but some Eastern Iowa victims say it’s not a priority to help them. They realize the offenders are spending life in prison, in most cases, and doubt they will receive much of it.
He was seen on video placing items he said were destructive outside the Johnson County Courthouse, records show. But the items were just religious materials.
A former roofers union president who embezzled money from the organization was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison. He also has to pay over $30,000 in restitution.
A Cedar Rapids man who fatally shot another man during drug deal pleaded to lesser charges and faces up to 25 years. The two men were in an argument over the drugs when Paris Diamond shot twice at Mohamed Twafik in his car.
Communication a focus in drill at Clear Creek Amana High School
Jury convicts Cedar Rapids man of attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend in 2022. Victim didn’t testify but her deposition was allowed at trial, where she described how he slashed her throat and stabbed her in the back.
A former Iowa City police officer who lost a lawsuit against the city in April, claiming he was coerced into resigning or be fired, is now suing the city in federal court, claiming racial discrimination.
A three-episode documentary series about a 12-year-old Iowa cold case is set to be released next week on HBO Max.
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