She has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 from a youth softball association while she worked as the association’s treasurer.
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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.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office changed its policy in November to say homeless sex offenders must check in every five days. In February, following the court ruling, Linn County started registering homeless sex offenders like anyone else on the registry.
Witnesses, who lived in duplex where Cristian Upah was fatally shot outside in the yardlast year, said they heard a gunshot and female screaming and then saw Keyun McGowan running from the scene.
The Iowa Ombudsman’s Office released a report Thursday saying county jails across the state should stop collecting money for medical expenses from inmates who haven’t been convicted of a crime.
The girlfriend of Cristian Upah, who was fatally shot last year in a marijuana robbery, testified she can’t identify 17-year-old Keyun McGowan, who is on trial this week. But McGowan’s best friend identified him as the shooter during his testimony Wednesday.
Four members of a rural Iowa family are accused of abducting and abusing an 18-year-old relative who had been handcuffed to a bed and beaten so badly that he had brain bleeding and multiple broken ribs, and who was so malnourished that he weighed just 70 pounds when he showed up at a hospital earlier this year, court documents say.
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