Linn County prosecutor says investigation leading to three arrests in the kidnapping and fatal assault of 20-year-old Marion woman is the ‘swiftest’ during his tenure. He attributes it to the dedication and work ethic of the multiple law enforcement agencies investigating the slaying.
Family and friends gathered in Marion Thursday night for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the life of Melody Hoffman, a 20-year-old Marion woman who police say was kidnapped and murdered over the weekend.
Governor appoints Cedar Rapids family law lawyer as next 6th Judicial District Judge. Mark Fisher will fill the vacancy left by Judge Sean McPartland, who retired earlier this month.
President Joe Biden has nominated a former prosecutor and a defense attorney for the top federal prosecutor jobs in Iowa’s Northern and Southern districts, which have been without permanent leaders since 2021.
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments.
Data from her iPhone and Apple Watch indicated she was at Morgan Creek Park Saturday night when her heartbeat intensified before it either stopped or the watch was deactivated.
After more than two years of investigation, a Traer woman was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her husband in their home. Her husband died from two gunshot wounds to his face.
Five Cedar Rapids officers fired 63 rounds at the driver of a vehicle after he led them on a high-speed chase while firing an AR-15 at them in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. A new report from the Linn County Attorney says those officers were justified in their use of deadly force.
An Iowa City man who was arrested in New Orleans in January after police believe he robbed a Cedar Rapids bank at gunpoint has been extradited to Linn County on robbery charges.
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect in an attempted abduction Saturday near Oakland Cemetery.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen will continue to talk about pay increases for judges until something changes and is encouraging Iowa judges to talk to their local lawmakers to make the case for a 6.2 percent increase. Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed 2 percent.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday on charges that he sexually abused a three-month old child.
A judge denied moving the trial out of Linn County for Shane Teslik who is accused of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker last year. According to the ruling, Teslik didn’t prove he couldn’t get a fair trial and impartial jury in Linn County.
A Johnson County jury convicted a North Liberty man of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in 2017. He was 16 at the time, but according to court documents, he may have sexually abused the child from the time she was 8 years old.
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