Trish Mehaffey

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to federal prison for 140 years for sexual exploitation of children and distributing child porn.

A grand jury declines to bring charges against a Tama County deputy who fatally shot a Chelsea man during a standoff last year. Authorities said the deputy fired his weapon after the man fired his handgun during the standoff.

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank has added a youth mobile crisis counselor to the team to meet the growing needs in Johnson and Iowa counties.

A Cedar Rapids man is accused of driving his car toward a police officer who fired his gun at the car. Investigators identified the suspect through video and other evidence found during the investigation, according to police.

A Vinton man, indicted with 10 others to distribute heroin and fentanyl between 2017 and last year, pleaded Friday in federal court. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

A 26-year-old Cedar Rapids man stabbed his 65-year-old father in the stomach early Friday during an argument, police said. The son was arrested on possible charges of attempted murder, willful injury and assault-domestic abuse.

17-year-old Ethan Alexander Orton, charged with killing his parents with a knife and ax, is competent to stand trial, a judge said Friday. His trial is set for Feb. 8 but that may be reset, his attorneys said.

A Cedar Rapids man is charged after authorities said they found 16 pounds of ice meth concealed in his house, along with $200,000 in a toddler’s room.

A Cedar Rapids man who forced his way into a Coggon couple’s home by impersonating an officer and then assaulted them as he demanded they take him to a safe in their home, was formally charged Thursday. If convicted, he faces up to 82 years in prison.

A Cedar Rapids man, who was nabbed in a wiretap investigation for distributing heroin, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.

An Urbana man charged with hitting and killing a Center Point woman and injuring her boyfriend in a bar parking lot in 2019 will plead later this month.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Berry has been appointed as the top prosecutor in the district until a presidential appointment is made. He isn’t new to the position because he also had the temporary role in 2017.

A judge Friday will determine competence of Cedar Rapids teen accused of fatally stabbing his parents. If found incompetent, the case will remain on hold until the teen’s competence is restored.

Judge denies new lawyer for Logan Isaac, 30, charged with kidnapping, sex assault after he doesn’t show up for hearing. Isaac also faces assault charges for resisting and punching police officers.

Reginald Little, 46, who killed a 21-year-old man during a 2020 drug robbery, was sentenced to life in prison Friday.