Trish Mehaffey

Trial is reset for a 19-year-old Cedar Rapids accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl a year ago. His trial will start Dec. 6 in Linn County District Court.

A former Linn County sheriff’s reserve deputy and TSA officer has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. A federal judge ruled Wednesday the Marion man must remain in jail pending trial, saying he posed a danger to the community and was a flight risk.

A jury last week acquitted a former Cedar Rapids landlord who assaulted his tenant with a hammer. The landlord said the tenant, who had been given an eviction notice the day before attacked him and the landlord defended himself.

The Montana man swindled over $15,000 from a Cedar Rapids derecho victim but never did the work and used the money for gambling.

A former Cedar Rapids school mental health therapist/social worker has been sent to federal prison for having sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student.

An Iowa City charged with murdering his wife in 2019 will not go to trial July 12. The trial will be reset for a sixth time since 2020. He also asked the court, in a motion, to keep out any possible motive and investigators’ theories regarding him concealing his high risk loans and financial state of banking accounts from his wife.

The suit claims the Raging River ride was poorly and improperly maintained, staff wasn’t properly trained and blames management for allowing the ride to open July 3, 2021.

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.