The Iowa Board of Parole on Tuesday granted work release to a man who fatally shot one man and seriously injured two others in August 2017 on Iowa City’s Ped Mall.
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The Iowa Board of Parole on Tuesday granted work release to a man who fatally shot one man and seriously injured two others in August 2017 on Iowa City’s Ped Mall.
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation has released the names of five Cedar Rapids police officers who were involved in a shooting on Jan. 1.
The federal appeals court ruled on two lawsuits, while a third remains pending; animal welfare advocates said they are confident they will win on appeal to the Supreme Court
When interviewed by Iowa investigators, the board alleges, Paye couldn’t name any of her instructors or classmates at Med-Life, although she passed the national exam on her first attempt before being granted a license to practice in Iowa.
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.”
A former Cedar Rapids and Des Moines businessman sentenced to 5 years for receiving thousands in false claims for paycheck protection and unemployment benefits in 2020 and 2021.
A judge delayed a trial pending since April 2021 because prosecutors turned over what could be new evidence to defense just days before trial was to begin this week in Johnson County District Court. Prosecutors believed it had already been shared with defense but they received some of the information from police in a different format.
Sportsbooks would be required to maintain a list of prohibited bettors -- including players, coaches, trainers and referees -- to make sure those people are not placing bets. Bettors would have to provide more information, including the last four digits of their Social Security number.
A woman was injured Saturday night after a shooting that the Marion Police Department says stemmed from a family dispute.
A psychologist said a Cedar Rapids man who tried to kill his ex-wife didn’t have the mental capacity to waive his rights when he confessed to police investigators.
In a Facebook post, Marburger’s daughter said he was in “surgery all day, and is currently stable.”
Linn County asks the court to dismiss the lawsuit against it, Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks and an assistant prosecutor, citing the alleged claims are vague and lacking law violations.
A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.
The Linn County Jail may stop housing federal inmates for the U.S. Marshals Service if the two organizations can’t come to an agreement in the next few weeks.
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