Trish Mehaffey

A family member of the Cedar Rapids couple killed by their teen son last week has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for funeral and other expenses. The fundraiser has $10,300 in donations so far.

Chicago man sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for duping managers or booking agents on concert venues.

During a sentencing hearing, the man told the judge he takes “full responsibility” for his actions and has had “a lot of time” in jail to think about what happened June 20, 2020, when he fired into the Westdale Court apartment.

DCI said ATF conducted a search of a property in New Sharon in relation to a firearms case, but they assisted in the event there was a link to Xavior Harrelson case.

21-year-old Iowa City man pleads to lesser charges in Christmas 2019 fatal shooting of man who pistol-whipped his father. Milton McAbee faces up to 20 years. His brother, also charged in the case, remains set for trial Nov. 2.

Ely man sentenced to life sentence for fatally shooting James “Jim Bob” Booher on May 31, 2014. Booher’s body was cut up, burned and disposed of in a river, according to testimony. Judge calls Matthew Robbins the “poster child” for a life sentence.

Coralville man charged in head-on crash that killed a Cedar Rapids woman last year will stand trial in January. His trial has been reset three times.

A teenager stabbed his father to death — and used an ax to kill his mother — in their northeast Cedar Rapids home in order to “take charge of his life,” authorities said Thursday.

Iowa City nonprofit hosts fifth annual Fair Trade Oriental Rug Event Oct. 20-24 at Iowa River Landing.

A judge will set another hearing on a new trial for Drew Blahnik because a witness couldn’t be at Tuesday’s hearing.

Drew Blahnik, who was convicted of killing Chris Bagley, will wait to be sentenced — the judge will first rule on defense’s motion for new trial based on several legal issues.

Linn County prosecutors can use a teen suspect’s interview with police at trial, a district court judge ruled Friday. He said the 16-year-old voluntarily talked to police, and they didn’t have to notify his parents because he was a murder suspect in the June 2020 fatal shooting of Malik Sheets.

A Cedar Rapids man who fatally shot Wayne Jones in 2019 over an argument about cigarettes faces up to 30 years in prison. He pleaded to voluntary manslaughter and other charges this week.

It was “survival mode” for most not-for-profits across the state in 2020

Parole board says Marion man convicted at 17 for robbing and killing a pizza delivery driver can move to minimum security prison. David Keegan, now 37, is serving life with possibility of parole.