Trish Mehaffey

A Honduran man pleaded to fatally stabbing a Cedar Rapids man during a fight last year in a hotel room. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison. After serving his sentence he will be deported.

A statewide campaign to bring awareness and end stigma of mental health illness, “Make It OK” has tools and resources for employers to use in May during Mental Health Awareness Month.

A Coralville woman, convicted last year for helping one of the men who robbed and killed Kejuan Winters in 2020, was sentenced this week to federal prison for illegally possessing ammo as a felon.

A judge will not lower bail for Timothy Rush, one of the suspects charged in the Taboo nightclub shooting in Cedar Rapids. The bail remains $1.5 million for the man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and mother of his child, Nicole Owens.

Drew Blahnik, who killed Chris Bagley in 2018, pleaded not guilty to federal gun charge Wednesday. If convicted, he faces 10 years in federal prison. He is already serving 57 years in the Bagley murder.

Two armed Waterloo men are accused of pistol whipping a Marion man in order to steal his drugs. They repeatedly struck the man in the head, causing serious injury, police said.

A Dubuque veterinarian who prescribed pain medications to fake dog patients to use for herself pleaded Monday to a federal charge. She faces up to 4 years in prison.

A federal judge ordered Drew Blahnik, who changed his name to Johnny Church after he was convicted of killing Chris Bagley, to be moved to federal custody for a trial on his pending gun and drug charge.

The attack took place in April 2021 at an apartment complex in Marion. His trial will now be scheduled.

The attorney was accused of misappropriating clients’ funds. He reportedly pocketed funds for himself and didn’t inform clients of a court’s judgment.

A Cedar Rapids man, who was paid upfront $15,000 by a development group but never did the work and refused to pay back the money, was convicted Thursday of theft.

Cedar Rapids man fled and started taking off his clothes after being involved in I-380 crashes Jan. 6.

Judge rules one of the Iowa City teens accused of robbing a person at credit union ATM last year will remain in district court because there’s not enough time for rehabilitation before his 18th birthday, when juvenile court would release him.

U.S. Magistrate Henry Locher of the Southern District of Iowa is among five judicial nominees President Biden named Wednesday.

Assistant Linn County Attorney Matt Kishinami is recognized for work on child abuse cases by the Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.