A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on three charges of third-degree sexual abuse for an assault last summer.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Nov. 13, 2023 5:33 pm764d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on three charges of third-degree sexual abuse for an assault last summer.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Nov. 14, 2023 9:23 am763d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Saturday on a warrant after police say she started a fire in a Cedar Rapids apartment building in August.
By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime & Courts Nov. 13, 2023 7:50 am764d ago
People stealing trees from public and private land in Iowa is an infrequent but growing occurrence, according to state conservation officers. In one recent case, set to go to trial this week, a Pocahontas County man is charged with felony theft for taking trees from a wildlife management area.
Stephen Schmidt, Emily Andersen
Crashes Nov. 14, 2023 2:40 pm763d ago
A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated after his vehicle struck two pedestrians in the road Sunday, killing one and injuring the other.
Crime & Courts Nov. 14, 2023 8:13 am763d ago
A man who was injured in a deadly shooting last month at an apartment complex’s parking lot was arrested Thursday and faces a first-degree murder charge over one of the two people killed.
Crime & Courts Nov. 10, 2023 2:48 pm767d ago
Former U.S. Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona said she was in the Omaha area to deliver a speech Wednesday night about courage when she was attacked.
Crime & Courts Nov. 9, 2023 3:07 pm768d ago
A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 102 years in prison for sexually abusing two children. The girls were abused from the time they were each 10-years-old -- one for over the course of six years. The prosecutor called them brave for breaking their “silence” and speaking out. He hopes their story would encourage others.
Crime & Courts Nov. 9, 2023 11:47 am768d ago
The Iowa City Police Department responded to a shots fired call near City High School Wednesday afternoon, causing the school to briefly go on lockdown.
Crime & Courts Nov. 8, 2023 7:17 pm769d ago
Doctors testified that Elsie Deason, who died less than a month later after being assaulted by her son, had bleeding in different areas of her brain and her condition was higher risk because she had been on blood thinners. Her son, George Deason, is on trial this week for fatally assaulting her in 2020.
Crime & Courts Nov. 8, 2023 1:08 pm769d ago
A 15-year-old was waived in adult court for attempting to kill a 17-year-old when a fight broke out during a basketball game in August. The 15-year-old fired 11 times at the other teen, striking him 4 times.
Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
State Government Nov. 8, 2023 7:25 am769d ago
A former state public defender who had sex with a client has withdrawn her request to have her law license reinstated in the wake of objections raised by judges and prosecutors.
Crime & Courts Nov. 8, 2023 3:36 pm769d ago
An East Dubuque man was shot Tuesday by a Delaware County Deputy who was attempting to take the man into custody in relation to the fatal shooting of a Fareway employee in Monticello.
Crime & Courts Nov. 7, 2023 7:52 pm769d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman said she found her mother hiding under a bed comforter after being severely beaten by her son. The daughter said her mother’s eyes were swollen shut, clumps of her hair were missing and she had bruising all over.
Crime & Courts Nov. 7, 2023 7:41 pm769d ago
A Cedar Rapids man pleaded to throwing and slamming his infant onto the floor because the 19-day-old wouldn’t stop crying in 2021. He faces up to 50 years in prison and must serve 30 to 70 percent before being eligible for parole.
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