Center Point man serving drug sentence gets more time for escaping halfway house
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - A Center Point man who escaped from a halfway house in eastern Iowa on a drug trafficking conviction was sentenced Tuesday. 35-year-old Paul White pleaded guilty to escaping from custody on September 16, 2025. White was convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in...
Cedar Rapids man previously convicted for involvement in murder sentenced for illegal gun possession
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man who was previously sentenced for his involvement in a 2020 murder was sentenced Monday for illegally possessing a firearm. 22-year-old Marshawn Jeffries pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon on August 5, 2025. Jeffries was a passenger in...
Carjacking suspect injured in shootout with Iowa law enforcement
LINN COUNTY, Iowa – A suspect in a carjacking in Cedar Falls was shot by law enforcement officers in Linn County following a pursuit Wednesday morning. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office posted on X that a carjacking suspect was involved in a pursuit with its deputies on I-380 into Hiawatha. LCSO said the suspect fired...
Cedar Rapids man charged after social media links him to illegal firearms at party...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after police connected him to a marijuana-themed party at an Airbnb in February 2024. Police say 22-year-old Shevell Ash was at a party that was advertised on social media as involving marijuana. When officers responded to the home, Ash allegedly ran away in a...
Fans swarm Marcus Theatres for sold-out ‘Stranger Things’ finale in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — All Cedar Rapids showings of the Stranger Things series finale at Marcus Theatres are sold out for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, underscoring the demand for a shared, big-screen viewing of the hit Netflix show’s conclusion. Fans will pack the Marcus Cedar Rapids Cinema...
Cedar Rapids felon gets 20 years for illegal firearm possession
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cordell Maleec Mayfield, a former used appliance business operator in Marion, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. A jury found the 28-year-old from Cedar Rapids guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Evidence...
Cedar Rapids man charged with attempted murder in connection to shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man is charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting Sunday that left one person critically injured. Thomas Vesey III, 49, of Cedar Rapids, is charged with attempted murder, willful injury resulting in serious injury, and felon in possession of a firearm.
I-PLEDGE program aims to boost local tobacco compliance, with penalties for illegal sales
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police will conduct retailer compliance checks to ensure tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products are sold only to eligible adults. The Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Iowa Department of Revenue are continuing joint enforcement and education efforts through the...
Washington Man Arrested on Felony Weapons Charge
A Washington man was arrested on a Linn County warrant for multiple felony charges including weapons violations on Monday. The Washington Police Department arrested 22-year-old Drake Kron of Washington Monday at 8:30 a.m. in the 200 block of North Marion Avenue. Kron was arrested on violation of a no contact order on...
Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: Jay Grahlman and his six-year-old daughter, Jaymie.
In the late hours of April 5, 2003, a fire tore through a small home at the end of a quiet dead-end street on H Avenue Northeast in Cedar Rapids. By the time the flames were extinguished, a father and his young daughter were fighting for their lives. Both would be dead within days.

















