Emily Andersen

An explosion in a commercial building in North Liberty Monday night resulted in multiple people injured, including a firefighter that responded to the scene, according to a news release from the City of North Liberty.

The family of a Cedar Rapids man who drowned last year while out on a rented boat in West Okoboji Lake filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week against Okoboji Boat Works, the boat rental company.

An Iowa City man was charged last week with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, after police say he filmed himself engaging in sex acts with multiple teenagers.

One person was injured Sunday after a vehicle stunt went awry at the Jackson County Fair, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

Gun sales in Iowa, and across the country, dropped notably in 2023 after hitting record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and metro-area gun retailers say they aren’t seeing a return to those high numbers this year.

Spending time on patrol, even when there aren’t specific calls to respond to, means that officers can be available in different parts of their territoriy when something does come up. But how do officers decide where to spend their time while patrolling?

The city of Tiffin and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office are working toward full-time law enforcement coverage for the quickly growing city through a new agreement that began this month.

An Iowa City man was arrested Sunday after police say he shot at another someone outside a hookah bar a week prior.

An Iowa City man was arrested over the weekend, accused of stabbing a person in the stomach after “an altercation.”

The shooting killed David Vanderhamm and injured his stepfather, John Coppes. A review by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office cleared the three Cedar Rapids officers involved in the shooting.

An Iowa City police officer has been put on paid administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting Monday that involved a suicidal subject.

A Marion man was arrested last week on charges that he sexually abused a child continually between September 2020 and May 2023.

The Strawberry Point Volunteer Fire Department announced on Facebook Thursday that it is going out of service, effective immediately, citing a lack of support from the Strawberry Point City Council.

Two people were arrested Thursday on human trafficking charges after police say they brought a minor from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids and forced her into prostitution.

Police in Eastern Iowa are seeing an increase this year in calls for service related to toy guns, especially gel blasters — fake guns that shoot small gel balls.