Trish Mehaffey

A 67-year-old Allamakee County man is charged with killing his roommate in May. Investigators say he strangled the 83-year-old roommate to death.

Jim Walters has been growing trees from acorn seedlings for many years and has planted about 40 in his College Hill neighborhood in Iowa City. Take his tree canopy tour Aug. 21.

An Oelwein man who testified against a meth dealer was brutally beaten in the Linn County Jail 12 days before the trial by convicted murderer Drew Blahnik and another cellmate. Federal and state authorities are investigating

Police previously said they had surveillance video of the area where demonstrators gathered about 7:17 p.m. to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against abortion rights earlier that day.

Timothy Rush, who is already charged with killing his girlfriend at a club in April, will face more charges because a man seriously injured that night died in July from his injuries.

A Marion man being retried for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2017 asks the judge to recuse himself, questioning his impartiality

Property Holders rental permit for northeast house deemed nuisance is suspended for one year. The city made that decision following an administrative hearing officer’s ruling which upheld the city’s nuisance designation.

A state medical examiner ruled the death of three Cedar Falls family last month at Maquoketa Caves State Park were homicides and the suspect died by suicide. "As far as what we think happened, Anthony Sherwin entered the Schmidt family’s tent and there was an immediate attack and struggle that resulted in the three members of the Schmidt family dying as a result of the attack," Mitch Mortvedt said.

A parents group is suing the Linn-Mar school district, superintendant and board members for policies that protect transgender students from discrimination. The petition claims the policies violate parents’ right to consent and students’ rights to express a different opinion.

A Cedar Rapids man accused in the Capitol attack Jan. 6 will be tried in a Washington D.C. court Jan. 16.

A federal class-action suit brought by youth basketball players who were potential sex abuse victims of former Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen reached a settlement Friday to set up over $1 million fund to benefit the victims. The organization also agreed to set up youth protection protocols and policies to keep players safe.

A judge gave an Iowa City teen a deferred judgment and three years probation in an armed robbery last year. The conviction could be expunged if the 18-year-old if he doesn’t have serious violations in the future.

A Cedar Rapids man charged with killing one woman at Taboo Nightclub in April will now face more charges because the other victim shot has died.

He admitted he and others distributed 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine

A Pottawattamie County man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for illegally selling performance-enhancing drugs for racing dogs. He also had to forfeit over $500,000 in drug proceeds.