MARENGO – The prosecution continues its case 9 a.m. Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Tonch Weldon who is …
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MARENGO – The prosecution continues its case 9 a.m. Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Tonch Weldon who is …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A 10-year-old boy and another man were taken to local hospitals Tuesday evening after the same …
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police are asking the public for help in locating family members of a man who died this …
Thirty-five months before Johven J. Lee allegedly partcipated in a felony that led to the shooting death of Kevin Bell, …
Here’s an example of what Cedar Rapids police will look at to determine if motorists should get tickets from red-light …
On the phone Tuesday morning, Cedar Rapids police Capt. Steve O’Konek sounded a little stressed. Can’t blame him, really. He …
Cedar Rapids police Capt. Steve O’Konek and Sgt. Cristy Hamblin participated in an online chat about red light cameras today …
Remember David Scanlon? The name sounded familiar to me when it showed up on the Cedar Rapids arrest log this …
Two financial institutions in Cedar Rapids have been robbed in the past eight days. First, a man robbed Community Savings …
This comes to me from Cedar Rapids police. I’ve seen an e-mail forward to this effect, as well. Good reminders. …
Here’s a video I shot from the scene of this morning’s semi crash near Toddville. Find more details here. Did you …
Does it seem like there have been more school bus accidents this year? This bus went off a snow-covered road Friday morning …
Two people mentioned that this story reminded them of the movie “Grumpy Old Men.” I wonder if they’ve seen it? …
Found this interesting: Both last names of the pilots who crashed on consecutive nights near The Eastern Iowa Airport last month are …
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