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Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks says prosecutors will file about 25 percent fewer felonies in fiscal year 2024, which is the first time violent crimes have declined since post-pandemic spikes. He noted the office also successfully prosecuted eight homicides in the first four months of the year.

A judge convicted a Cedar Rapids man of first-degree murder Monday for fatally beating and stabbing his friend, Dennis First, in 2007. The bench trial was last month in Linn County.

Pamela Lovette, the mother of Cordal Lewis, told his killer she hopes he “burns in hell” for fatally shooting him Jan. 27, 2022 in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Testimony started Thursday in a 2007 cold case of a Cedar Rapids man severely beaten and stabbed to death at his Hawthorne Hills apartment. His former neighbor is on trial for the crime.

Judge Fae Hoover will take early retirement next month after serving 20 years on the bench and 34 years overall in the legal profession. She says 20 years is “long enough” on the bench and she is ready to step aside for the next generation.

A Cedar Rapids man pleaded to throwing and slamming his infant onto the floor because the 19-day-old wouldn’t stop crying in 2021. He faces up to 50 years in prison and must serve 30 to 70 percent before being eligible for parole.

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Parkway West Career & Technology Center Executive Director Darby Copeland was frank about educators’ ability to keep their students on the cutting edge of technology. “Like all schools, none of us has a big bucket of money laying around,” Copeland said. That made it all the more important for Copeland

A judge granted a motion for a Marion man charged with fatally assaulting his infant son to undergo a mental evaluation.

VSSL is launching a funky flask that keeps drinks hot and plays cool tunes… or visa versa