A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to helping stab a man to death last year didn’t receive the maximum time requested …
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A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to helping stab a man to death last year didn’t receive the maximum time requested …
Latasha Roundtree wasn’t conscious, couldn’t breathe on her own, her pupils were fixed and dilated and she already was brain …
Cedar Rapids police have arrested two men found in a vehicle near where one of the three shootings happened Sunday. …
A Cedar Rapids man is accused of assaulting two children, including one who was only four days old. According to …
A West Branch man faces multiple charges after fighting at a party in Solon. According to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office …
The prosecution continues its case 9 a.m. Monday in the murder trial of Tajh Ross, 20, who is accused of …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Two people were taken to the hospital after three incidents involving guns Sunday. Police responded just …
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Saturday night that a woman drowned in the Wapsipinicon River after going over …
The Iowa Department of Human Services was denied a stay this week regarding a judge’s ruling that ordered officials to …
IOWA CITY – Johnson County Friday afternoon lifted the remaining mandatory evacuation orders it has issued early this month because …
An investigator testified Friday the DNA found on the .40 caliber handgun used to kill Latasha Roundtree doesn’t belong to …
MARION – A suspicious package report in Marion that sparked a call to the bomb squad was apparently just a …
A man convicted at age 17 for his part in a 2010 robbery that ended in homicide will be resentenced, …
Psilocybin mushrooms and a homemade explosive were discovered in an Iowa City man’s residence. According to Iowa City police criminal …
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