CEDAR RAPIDS — The trial for two cousins accused of killing Andre Herron has been rescheduled to July 9 in Linn County District Court. Justin Ross, 18, of Cedar Rapids, and Donovan Ross, 19, of Hiawatha, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the Nov. 26 shooting. Justin Ross is accused of firing [...]

A 23-year-old North Liberty man was arrested Tuesday morning after witnesses reported seeing his 2-year-old daughter wandering around unsupervised, according to a criminal complaint. Jequan Sherell Scales was not home when officers arrived at his North Liberty apartment at 20 Penn Oaks Drive on a report of an unattended child alone in the hallway, the [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two cousins charged in the November slaying of Andre Herron will stand trial March 5 in Linn County District Court. Justin Ross, 18, of Cedar Rapids, and Donovan Ross, 19, of Hiawatha, filed written not-guilty pleas to their first-degree murder charges this week. They are accused of killing Herron, 30, who was [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — A second man accused of killing Andre Herron was charged Friday in Linn County District Court Justin Ross, 18, of Cedar Rapids, who was initially arrested and held as a material witness in the case two weeks ago in Waterloo, has now been charged with first-degree murder. He made a video court [...]

A CrimeStopper tip led Iowa City police to the arrest of the man they say was responsible for putting a choke-hold on an officer, even as he gasped for air. Branden L. Plummer, 20, was arrested Tuesday at his residence, 500 S. Gilbert St. No. 21, and has been charged with attempted murder in the [...]

A Coralville woman charged with first-degree murder made an initial appearance in Johnson County District Court this morning. Police say Lillie Will Williams, 49, of 409 10th Ave., Apt. 3, set a house on fire Sept. 4, leading to the death of 14-year-old Raymone Bryant. The fire occurred around 1 a.m. at 720 11th Ave. [...]

A Cedar Rapids attorney was released without bond after being charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court. Stanley A. Roush, 52 waived his right to a preliminary hearing during his initial appearance Monday, and no trial date was set. Roush was charged after he [...]

Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden said he filed a lesser charge earlier this week against a Cedar Rapids Police officer accused of taking two dogs from a property after he reviewed the investigative reports on the incident. Officer Robyn Obadal, 36, was arrested on suspicion of third-degree burglary last week after police consulted with [...]

A Cedar Rapids police officer accused of entering a residence back porch and taking two dogs without permission was charged Tuesday with criminal trespass, a simple misdemeanor. Officer Robyn Obadal, 36, was arrested last week after witnesses told police they saw her enter a property owned by Chad Ramsey, 1201 10th St. NW, and take [...]

A judge reduced a $500,000 bond to $100,000 Friday for a Hiawatha woman charged with killing a toddler last year. Amy Parmer, 27, charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death, will be allowed to pay 10 percent of the $100,000 cash or surety bond pending her trial. A preliminary hearing is set [...]