Trish Mehaffey

A Washington, Iowa, veterans’ organization, Healing at English River Outfitters - HERO, has completed its retreat lodge

A judge has delayed next week’s suppression hearing for a Fairfield teen accused of beating to death his teacher with a baseball bat. Prosecutors asked for the delay, noting defense lawyers would be taking depositions in August that might raise more suppression issues.

Prosecutors say Illinois authorities won’t release Cedar Rapids man charged in Taboo deadly shooting in April. He is being held at Stateville Prison in Joliet, Ill., on parole violations.

A judge Monday suspended proceedings against a Cedar Rapids man, charged with beating to death a woman with a board, until he undergoes a mental evaluation.

A Cedar Rapids man accused of beating a woman to death with a board in April asked a judge Friday to represent himself. He is unhappy with his two lawyers and asked to represent himself with a stand-by lawyer to assist him.

Grant will allow Iowa Legal Aid can to hire more lawyers and paralegals to help low-income residents impacted by the August 2020 derecho and get other related legal services.

Lawyer Dave O’Brien received a $5 million settlement - possibly the largest in the state for a wrongful suit - against Burlington police for fatally shooting a man in 2017.

A judge rules the Cedar Rapids man accused of killing a woman with a board made voluntary statements to police and those will be allowed at his trial next week. He was aware of his rights and waived those rights knowing the consequences, according to the ruling.

A judge denies a change of venue request for a Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board.

A Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board is asking a judge to toss out his statements in a police interview because he didn’t understand his rights.

The parents of a man who died in a high-speed motorcycle crash claim in a recent court filing that a forensic expert determined Manchester police had backdated or manipulated dashcam video evidence.

Critter Crusaders helped a 9-month-old puppy with hip and head injuries and other fractures by offering the medical care he needed after being hit be a car on First Avenue in Cedar Rapids in April. Caesar, a Lab-pit bull mix, is still recovering and in foster care but soon will be ready for adoption.

Some neighborhood associations and the Advocates for Social Justice ask city to revoke business license of a landlord with a nuisance property.

A Grundy Center man convicted last month for killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith is asking the court for a new trial based on lack of evidence to prove first-degree murder and two other charges. A jury found him guilty of murder and other charges after two hours of deliberation last month.

County attorney’s office opened 164 truancy cases in past year, successfully resolving 56 of the cases.