A judge will allow part of the confession of a Marion man accused of bludgeoning 4 people with a metal bar in June of 2024. His statements made to law enforcement regarding motive and details won’t be allowed at trial because he wasn’t read Miranda rights at that time.
The commission unanimously approved the draft code at its Monday meeting. Now, it heads to the Board of Supervisors.
Linn County is seeking citizen feedback on its proposed nuclear zoning code ahead of next week’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
At least nine tornadoes touched down in Iowa last week — including three in Linn County.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, beginning Monday, the Boyson Road bridge over I-380 and all four ramps will close for 20 working days.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors in many ways is a lesser known cog in the local government machine with a broad purview over issues affecting Linn County residents. And for the first time in over a decade, it’s made up entirely of first-term members.
Iowa nonprofits that provide support and services to Iowans with complex mental health challenges say they are alarmed and concerned by plans to end a state program that provides holistic care coordination for children and adults with mental health conditions, with little notice given.
Authorities say the 36-year-old displayed a handgun; a Dubuque County sheriff's sergeant was injured and released from hospital
A man arrested in rural Linn County Monday on a charge of reckless use of a firearm after police say he shot a boy in the head with birdshot is now also facing a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.
A man was arrested Monday on charges that he shot a 12-year-old boy in the head with bird shot after he saw movement in a row of bushes and thought the child was a groundhog.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, meet the Marion police chief finalists at Wednesday open house
A Linn County housing program that launched last year — and initially struggled to find landlords to participate — is up and running with seven people currently being housed through the pilot program.
Area veterans are now able to get a discounted adoption fee through Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control thanks to a new partnership with a national nonprofit.
Alsoin this week’s Government Notes, an Interstate 380 off-ramp at North Liberty will close this week.
Fifty volunteers pulled garbage, debris and discarded items from Indian Creek and its tributaries on Saturday. It was the second annual clean-up event.
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