Cedar Rapids IA

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A jury finds Dakota Van Patten guilty on all three charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in the February 2024 death of Melody Hoffman. Prosecutors argued he helped his friend, McKinley Louisma, kidnap and murder the 20-year-old Marion woman....

An individual who was found in the United States after entering illegally on multiple occasions was sentenced on Sept. 22 to 168 days imprisonment. Angel Aranda-Vazquez, 37, a citizen of Mexico, received the prison term after a June 25 guilty plea to being found after illegal reentry. Aranda-Vazquez had previously...

A national fast-food controversy has landed locally: As per the Des Moines Register, Popeyes has filed a lawsuit against the owner of five Iowa locations.

Thirteen months after an Iowa nurse was criminally charged with stealing medication from a nursing home resident, the Iowa Board of Nursing has issued an “emergency order” suspending her license. Court records indicate licensed practical nurse Tanya Lynn Jordan, 46, of West Liberty, was charged in July 2024 with...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When J’Nae Peterman took on her role coordinating homeless services in Linn County, she didn’t expect one of the most impactful ideas to come from a question she hadn’t asked. “I’ve worked in this field for a decade, and how did I...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) will reveal the first electric patrol vehicle at the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade. The Iowa City Police Department’s Chevy Blazer EV patrol vehicle will be featured in the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Anyone with information about either of them is urged to call 911. PRESS CONFERENCE: Lincoln Police looking for armed and dangerous man, domestic violence victim. LPD Chief Michon Morrow said no one was inside the home, but the scene shows a clear sign of a struggle. Team Jack Foundation hosts...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Burlington Trailways is closing several of it’s Iowa branches, resulting in almost 80 layoffs across the state. The Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) website, shows the closing was posted Sept. 18 and goes into affect on Oct. 18. The closures are taking place in Polk,...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — An employee of Bread Garden Market in Iowa City was taken into ICE custody while on the job, according to the advocacy group Eschcha Mi Voz. Jorge Elieser Gonzalez Ochoa was taken away in hand cuffs by a few officers. At one point, in bystander...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in federal court on Wednesday. 43-year-old Rose Beranek, of Cedar Rapids, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. In February 2024, police say Beranek acquired nearly two...