The North Liberty Police Department Officers Union and Sergeants Union released a letter Friday expressing a vote of no confidence in North Liberty Police Chief Diane Venenga.
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The North Liberty Police Department Officers Union and Sergeants Union released a letter Friday expressing a vote of no confidence in North Liberty Police Chief Diane Venenga.
The city of Manchester is examining its options after a jury last week ordered the city to pay $4.25 million to the family of a man killed in a crash with police officer in 2020.
A jury ordered the city of Manchester to pay $4.25 million to parents in wrongful death of their son, whose motorcycle was struck by a police officer during a high speed chase.
Shane Teslik’s girlfriend testified Thursday he threatened to kill Devonna Walker and called her a racial slur before she assaulted him and then he stabbed her in January 2023.
Testimony for Shane Teslik, charged with voluntary manslaughter and disorderly conduct in the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker, started Wednesday in Linn County.
She has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 from a youth softball association while she worked as the association’s treasurer.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans by American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge.
An Iowa City man has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges that he brought a gun onto school grounds and threatened staff members at Grant Wood Elementary School in November, according to the Johnson County Attorney’s Office.
A Coralville man who was arrested in April 2022 on charges that he sexually abused a 4-year-old child was found not guilty by a jury Monday.
A jury deliberated about one hour Monday before finding Keyun McGowan, 18, of Marion, guilty of first-degree murder and other charges. McGowan fatally shot Cristian Upah, 17, in May 2023 when he tried to rob Upah and his girlfriend of money and marijuana vape cartridges.
Jes Lang, community violence prevention coordinator for Johnson County program aimed at reducing gun violence, says job is ‘made for her.’ She feels her ‘passion and purpose collided’ when she found this job.
The family of a woman who died in the Linn County Jail two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Linn County, the Linn County sheriff and jail staff members.
A Cedar Rapids man faces up to 25 years for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend last year. He was convicted of attempted murder and other charges.
The chief state medical examiner on Friday testified the single bullet that killed 17-year-old Cristian Upah during a marijuana robbery last May did extensive damage to his diaphragm muscle, intestines and lower right back muscle. The gunshot caused “significant” blood loss and collapsed his left lung.
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