Emily Andersen

Iowa City police have arrested a man on murder charges after a fatal shooting last week on S. Gilbert Street.

A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he shot another man in February.

The Whirlpool Corporation announced Tuesday it plans to lay off 650 employees from its Amana facility, effective June 1. That’s about one-third of the plant’s workforce.

A Cedar Rapids man, whose three brothers were arrested last week on charges they unintentionally caused his death by tying him to a bed for multiple days, died from “complications of probably starvation and dehydration in a setting of physical restraint,” according to criminal complaints filed over the weekend.

An Anamosa man charged in the death of a Springville man after a crash two years ago has pleaded guilty to the charge of homicide by vehicle.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he purchased prostitution services through a Hiawatha man convicted last month of forcing a 17-year-old to have sex with men in exchange for money.

The body of a Cedar Rapids woman who was found dead last month in southwest Cedar Rapids had been wrapped in a comforter and left in a shopping cart, according to new court documents filed Monday.

Ten tenants were displaced this week when the Cedar Rapids Building Services Department placarded an apartment building due to multiple “violations that presented a serious life safety and public health risk,” a city statement says.

An 18-year-old Keota woman died Thursday in a crash on Highway 1 in Washington County, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.

A 37-year-old Wellman man was arrested Thursday on charges that he sent nude photos to a person he believed was under 16 years old.

In an escalation of a dispute over whether a local agency is complying enough with an Iowa law requiring cooperation with federal immigration authorities, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed suit Thursday against Winneshiek County and its sheriff -- a dispute that started with a Facebook post.

A Waukon man has been charged with animal neglect after Allamakee County sheriff’s deputies found 10 dogs in his house, two of which were dead.

A Missouri man was arrested Tuesday in Johnson County on charges that he attempted to groom a 14-year-old.

A Grimes man being held in the Linn County Jail after an 11-hour standoff with police in February over a stolen dog attempted to escape custody Tuesday by attacking the deputies who were transporting him and another inmate to a dentist appointment, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Reina Marroquín llegó a la oficina de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de Cedar Rapids el lunes para una reunión de registro con sus dos hijos y más de 100 miembros de la comunidad. Después de unos cinco minutos, salió de la oficina y fue recibida con vítores por los miembros de la comunidad que vinieron a apoyarla.