Trish Mehaffey

A judge gave a former Center Point-Urbana teacher a deferred judgment and probation for inappropriately touching and sending sexual text messages to a 13-year-old student. If he has no violations, the conviction can be wiped from his record.

Retirement for 6th Judicial District Judge Paul Miller means travel opportunities and “no more long pants.” His collagues desribe Miller as smart, funny and unflappable.

An Iowa City man is accused of forcing his way into a residence and shooting a person during an dispute about property damage.

Parents of an Iowa City woman are suing two teens for negligence because their “drag racing” on East Court Street caused them to crash into their daughter’s car, killing her.

Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery’s teenage son was cited for a simple misdemeanor in a crash that resulted in the death of Corey Hite on May 22. Hite, a soldier with the Iowa National Guard, was out for jog when struck by the SUV.

Christmas in July event continues this month at the “Manchester Garage Sale,” which is a year-round sale that benefits Camp Courageous in Monticello.

A Cedar Rapids woman was nabbed by a federal task force officer in a private chat after she sent videos to him. She later admitted to investigators that she produced the child porn.

Criminal penalties increase for several charges that involve Iowa’s most vulnerable — pregnant women and children.

Victim’s husband died last month before he could read his impact statement

One of the two Fairfield teens convicted of killing Spanish teacher with a baseball bat in 2021 will be sentenced Thursday in Jefferson County. Prosecutors will recommend a mandatory minimum of 30 years for Willard Miller, 17, and he could face up to life in prison with parole.

An Iowa City man, who is accused of attacking, choking and robbing a woman on UI campus last year, remains a international fugitive after cutting off his ankle monitor last month and fleeing to Jordan.

A judge sentenced a North Liberty man to 80 years in prison for 41 counts of sex abuse. The state asked for 125 years in prison but the judge ran some of the 25 year sentences concurrently.

Cedar Rapids man sentenced to 25 years for sexually abusing child when she was 4- and 5-year-old.

A Cedar Rapids man, who was convicted on lesser charges in a fatal shooting, told police he didn’t intend to kill Dustin Frondle in April 2022, only to stop Frondle from come at him.

A 15-year-old admitted to fatally shooting Michael McCune in February at Tan Tara Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids. He pleaded as a youthful offender, meaning his sentencing will be delayed until he turns 18. He will be placed in a juvenile facility until that time.