Trish Mehaffey

Cedar Rapids man who broke into a man’s home and smashed his father’s cremated ashes was sentenced to five years in prison.

The trial for Roy Carl Browning Jr., 69, who is charged with fatally stabbing his wife in 2019, has been reset for the sixth time to July 12. A crucial witness couldn’t make it to the trial scheduled in February.

A Cedar Rapids man convicted for unintentionally shooting an 18-year-old woman in 2020, now faces another 10 years for federal gun crime.

A former Cedar Rapids nurse pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of opioids and stealing them for her own use. She punctured the vials and refilled them with a clear liquid to conceal her crime.

A Pottawattamie County man convicted of illegally selling testosterone and other drugs for race dogs. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison and will forfeit more than $500,000 in profits.

Authorities are investigating a fatality crash in rural Anamosa from Tuesday. One driver was killed and the other was injured in the nearly head-on crash on Iowa Highway 64.

First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks was appointed as county attorney Tuesday by the board of supervisors. He will fill the vacancy left by Jerry Vander Sanden who retired early at the end of last month. Maybanks will likely run for the elected position.

Former president and the finance director of defunct “Newbo Evolve“ festival face bank fraud charges. If convicted, each face up to 30 years in federal prison.

One Iowa City man was convicted by a jury and two others testified about the drug robbery that ended in the death of Kejuan Winters last year.

Drew Blahnik, convicted of killing Chris Bagley, will now go by the name of Johnny Blahnik Church. Court records will stay in his birth name.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library will celebrate its 125th anniversary next month with exhibits and displays of history at the downtown and Ladd locations.

A Cedar Rapids man pleads not guilty to additional charges in the U.S. Capitol attack Jan. 6. Additional charges include entering and remaining in restrictive areas and rooms, disordering and disruptive conduct, and “parading or picketing” in the building.

Trial for a Cedar Rapids man charged in the fatal stabbing of a cabdriver in 2011 will now go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court denies review of an appeals decision. Trial is reset to May 20.

Robin Alejandro Castillo Fuentes of Coralville was sentenced to five years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old for over a year. The child and her mother gave statements during the sentencing.

Chris Bagley’s father refused to say Drew Blahnik’s name during Blahnik’s sentencing Friday. Blahnik, 34, was sentenced to 57 years in prison.