Trish Mehaffey

A Marengo man faces up to 15 years in prison for unintentionally causing the death of Erik Halvorson in 2020. He pleaded after his trial was reset 10 times.

A Cedar Rapids woman convicted of lesser charge for fatally stabbing boyfriend in 2020 will serve no additional prison time on a five year sentence. Judge discharged her sentence because she already served 891 days in jail pending trial.

Cities of Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, University Heights and Johnson County communities will work together, instead of competing against each other, to collect donations for this year’s Severson Charity Challenge.

The wife and mother of a Waterloo man who was fatally shot by an officer last year for eluding and driving erratically is suing the City of Waterloo and officer for wrongful death and use of excessive force.

A Cedar Rapids man arrested near a rental house after several shots fired incidents were reported by neighbors was sentenced to five years in prison for illegally possessing a gun.

A Cedar Rapids man pleaded to voluntary manslaughter in the fatally shooting of a 15-year-old Illinois girl. The two got into a ‘tussle’ over money and a gun he was selling to her.

Daughter says her mother, of Iowa City, was ‘Wonder Woman’

Parents of registered nurse beaten with hammer by two prison inmates last year are suing the state, prison and former warden for negligence and wrongful death.

Judge rules in favor of man who sent “derogatory” message to prosecutor and dismisses harassment charge. Judge says it’s protected speech.

An insurance agent is accused of forging clients’ checks and depositing them in his personal account. If convicted, he faces up to 17 years in prison.

Prosecutors dismiss voluntary manslaughter charge against Cedar Rapids man who fatally shot another in his home during a fight. Iowa’s “Stand your ground” law was determining factor.

His lawyer argues he can’t be penalized for criticizing prosecutor’s job performance

An Iowa City doctor says her clinic was ‘forced“ into bankruptcy because of the ‘aggressive actions’ of lawyers representing an infant’s parents who sued the clinic and a hospital for negligence.

Prosecutors say felony gun crimes have tripled since 2019 in Linn and Johnson counties. They believe the jump is the result of relax gun laws and because some individuals are choosing to resolve their differences with violence.

A Swisher man charged with driving his pickup through protesters in downtown Cedar Rapids in June wants his trial moved out of Linn County because of extensive pretrial publicity.