A newly created position for a prosecutor with the Linn County Attorney’s Office will focus on lower level felony crimes - where offenders have the best chance for a resolution without prison time. The position will also help lower caseloads for others prosecuting violent crimes.
Members of the Cedar Rapids West Rotary Club dropped thousands of ping pong balls from a lift above the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market this morning as part of a fundraiser.
Also, Reynolds announces grant funding to expand child care access
For some families, The Arc is the only skilled care option, allowing parents to keep working
After extending her cumulative days in orbit to 695 — more than any other American in space exploration history — Iowa native Peggy Whitson on Friday joined her diverse trio of mission colleagues to discuss their recent privately-funded 20-day expedition covering 8.4 million miles over 320 orbits.
Some beaches with higher bacteria levels have dropped between last week’s testing and Friday’s
A Cedar Rapids woman was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for fatally stabbing boyfriend last year. Judge orders her to serve two years of a mandatory minimum, instead of the possible 10, before being eligible for parole.
FilmScene, Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema, has purchased its Ped Mall location in partnership with a local nonprofit RSFIC.
The Iowa DNR had previously placed the alert through Friday due to thick smoke traveling south from Canadian wildfires
Mike Bousselot, Eddie Andrews and Brad Sherman discussed property rights, abortion, property taxes and more during a nearly 2-hour event
A judge denied moving a Woodbury County teen’s Iowa City robbery and assault case to juvenile court based on the “extremely egregious and violent” offenses and his past multiple delinquencies in juvenile court. He is accused of attacking a stranger in Mercer Park and robbing him of money.
A Manchester woman is facing multiple charges related to a money laundering scheme that police say she was involved in, along with suspects in several other states, that resulted in the loss of more than $1 million.
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