Trish Mehaffey

The trial for a Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting a deputy was canceled Thursday because of snowy road conditions. The defendant’s attorney lives out of county and couldn’t make it to Cedar Rapids.

Join my live coverage from the courtroom of Stanley Donahue robbery, attempted murder trial

Investigators testified about more evidence linking Stanley Donahue to the Casey’s robbery and shooting of a Linn County deputy in 2021. The van seen in videos and crashed during pursuit was owned and registered to Donahue.

Day 4 of testimony in Stanley Donahue trial. He is accused of robbing a Casey’s store in Coggon and shooting a deputy who responded to the store.

Deputies and criminalists testified Tuesday about two guns found in Stanley Donahue’s van and the DNA test results.

Prosecution continues its case Tuesday

Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy William Halverson testified Monday about his injuries and surgeries as a result of being shot seven times by a Chicago man during a Casey’s robbery in 2021.

Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the courtroom.

Linn County Deputy William Halverson testified in the first day of testimony for a Chicago man accused of shooting Halverson during a convenience store robbery in 2021.

Stanley Donahue is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and attempting to kill a Linn County Sheriff’s deputy who responded to the incident.

Openings begin Friday for 38-year-old Stanley Donahue, who is accused of robbing a Casey’s in Coggon and shooting a deputy while fleeing the store.

Testimony will likely begin after lunch Thursday for trial of Chicago man accused of firing 10 rounds at sheriff’s deputy during Coggon robbery last year.

The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned conviction of Marion man for fatally stabbing Chris Bagley. The court said the judge abused his discretion giving verdict uring instruction when jurors were openly “hostile“ to lone holdout.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to up to 25 years for assaulting his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend with a baseball bat and other charges.

The lawyers said their client, Arthur Flowers, doesn’t trust them. He’s accused in the 2022 slaying of Emily Leonard, and his trial remains set to start next Tuesday.