A Cedar Rapids police officer needed nine stitches after he was punched while trying to make an arrest early Thursday morning. Officer Nathan Baughan, 34, was hurt after he observed a possible disturbance between two men shortly after midnight outside of 110 16th St. NE. Police said Johnnie Williams, 42, and Johnny Finnel, 54, both [...]

The man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing to South Dakota earlier this month told investigators he “lost it and blacked out” during an argument in their Greene home. Thomas J. Petersen, 39, of Greene, now faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the June 4 stabbing death of his wife, Judy [...]

Name-calling started the argument that ended when a man was stabbed and sliced across the face outside of a Cedar Rapids bar early Saturday, police said. Paul J. Lomas, 26, of 6041 Underwood Ave. SW, has been charged with willful injury causing serious injury after he allegedly stabbed Jeff Bowman, 31, of Cedar Rapids, outside of [...]

Two teenage girls were taken to a hospital by ambulance when an alcohol-fueled argument erupted inside a Marion home Sunday night, police said. According to the police, the argument began while Jontese L. Ware, 31, and his girlfriend, Shannon J. Butterbaugh, 35, were supplying alcohol to Butterbaugh’s 15-year-old daughter and another 14-year-old girl at their residence, 351 Neta Drive. Ware allegedly assaulted Butterbaugh [...]