Emily Andersen

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and various organizations in Iowa are creating opportunities to families to bond and learn more about preventing child abuse.

A suspect in early Sunday’s shooting in a downtown nightclub killed Nicole Owens, 35, and shot another man in the head, critically injuring him, a criminal complaint filed Tuesday shows.

A suspect in a shooting early Sunday inside a downtown nightclub that killed two people celebrating a mutual friends’s birthday was arrested Monday on a second-degree murder charge and other counts, police announced.

The shooting occurred at 1:27 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, 415 Third St. SE. Police were on a routine patrol downtown at the time and were able to respond rapidly.

A Coe College graduate who was the first in his Afghan village to learn how to read and write has spent the past 20 years supporting a school in his native country — one that educates girls as well as boys.

Two Cedar Rapids men are facing charges for allegedly stealing $150,000 in gold and silver from the adoptive father of one of the men.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly breaking into another man’s residence and ambushing him to steal his wallet.

A pandemic-related shortage of baby formula was exacerbated when Abbott Nutrition, which manufactures Similac, recalled several of its formulas in February. The shortage has become a constant financial and emotional burden on some Iowa parents.

A girl who went missing Tuesday from Four Oaks has been found, according to police.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a teenager who went missing Tuesday from Four Oaks.

A civilian rescued a dog from a house fire Monday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

The woman was found in a jail cell Thursday morning by a corrections officer.

The accident took place Friday. Rescuers found the man buried in about 10 feet of corn.

A woman being held at the Linn County Correctional Center died Thursday morning from an unknown medical emergency.

Scott Lyon will start as the Iowa City fire chief on April 4. He shares his thoughts about the job and the role of a fire department.