Trish Mehaffey

A Cedar Rapids man faces up to 25 years for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend last year. He was convicted of attempted murder and other charges.

The chief state medical examiner on Friday testified the single bullet that killed 17-year-old Cristian Upah during a marijuana robbery last May did extensive damage to his diaphragm muscle, intestines and lower right back muscle. The gunshot caused “significant” blood loss and collapsed his left lung.

Witnesses, who lived in duplex where Cristian Upah was fatally shot outside in the yardlast year, said they heard a gunshot and female screaming and then saw Keyun McGowan running from the scene.

The girlfriend of Cristian Upah, who was fatally shot last year in a marijuana robbery, testified she can’t identify 17-year-old Keyun McGowan, who is on trial this week. But McGowan’s best friend identified him as the shooter during his testimony Wednesday.

A Cedar Rapids man charged in Chris Bagley’s fatal stabbing will ask judge to move trial out of Linn County based on social media posts. Prosecutor says there’s no Iowa law that addresses social media in regards to change of venue motion.

Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for driving drunk and striking two pedestrians, killing one of them, last November.

‘I wish I could remember that day,’ his daughter, now 42, says

A judge convicts a Cedar Rapids man of second-degree murder for fatally assaulting mother. His bench trial was in November and the judge announced his verdict Friday. The man faces up to 50 years in prison.

Tara Dutcher, charged with disorderly conduct and interference with police during a protest last fall, took the stand earlier Wednesday, saying they didn’t block traffic in the lane that police attempted to open for traffic.

Duval Walker was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder and going armed with intent on March 13, 2024 in Linn County District Court in connection with the March 17, 2023 shooting death of Cameron Barnes at Cocktails & Company in Marion. Sentencing is scheduled for April 26.

University of Iowa police testified a Coralville transgender activist encouraged others to block traffic last fall during a campus protest. The protesters wouldn’t move to allow them to clear one lane of traffic for drivers to leave an event at the Iowa Memorial Union.

Duval Walker’s former girlfriend and mother of four of his kids testified the man Walker is accused of killing harassed her and brandished a gun during an incident in 2022. Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial will be Tuesday afternoon.

Marion Sgt. Nicole Hotz breaks down surveillance video of fist fight that turns into fatal shooting last St. Patrick’s Day at Marion bar.

A Cedar Rapids woman, who was nabbed by an undercover officer on the internet, was sentenced to 40 years for child porn.

Testimony started Thursday for a Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally shooting another man last St. Patrick’s Day at a Marion bar. Cameron Barnes died from a single gunshot wound to the back of his neck.