A former University of Iowa soccer player is suing UI Health Care, accusing its providers of negligence in the care she received for an ankle injury in 2021 that left her with a limp, chronic pain, and the need to wear special shoes.
Two of the men convicted in the fatal stabbing of Chris Bagley in 2018 sat in a Linn County courtroom two weeks ago and spoke to Bagley’s heartbroken parents and siblings, who have been searching for answers about how — and why — their loved one was killed more than six years ago.
A Center Point man who was taken into custody Thursday after turning himself in at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office was wanted after police say he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s dad’s house Wednesday and stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday on charges that he sexually abused a five-year-old child.
An Iowa City man was sentenced this week to nine years in federal prison. The charges stem from a 2024 search of his Iowa City residence that found methamphetamine, crack and marijuana, as well as cash and a handgun.
The Iowa City Police Department has asked for the public’s help investigating a shots fired incident that happened Thursday night in the area of Deforest Avenue and Sycamore Street.
A Center Point man has been arrested in relation to a burglary that ended with one person being injured with a knife Wednesday
An Iowa City man has been charged with theft after authorities say he stole more than $10,000 worth of timber by directing loggers to harvest 132 trees that didn’t belong to him.
Two teenagers who were charged this week with robbery and assault in relation to a shooting earlier this month were meeting with the victims of the shooting to buy marijuana, according to criminal complaints released Thursday.
An Iowa City man was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to 11 years in prison on a charge of receipt of child pornography.
Two teenagers are facing multiple charges in relation to a shots fired incident earlier this month that sent one to the hospital, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in a disturbance that left one person with serious but not life-threatening injuries early Wednesday morning in Center Point.
A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”
Two teenagers are now charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting that injured four people Aug. 3 in Iowa City.
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