All charges have been dropped against a soldier and Manchester native who was accused of rape in Oregon. Sgt. Timothy J. Hartbeck, 22, was released from jail Monday evening after a court order dismissing charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse because of insufficient evidence, according to Tim Lewis, a records technician at the [...]

A judge reduced a $2 million bond to $1.4 million cash only for a rural Riverside man accused of fatally shooting his longtime partner while she was mowing their lawn in May. Thomas L. Hansen, 70, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sharon Gerot, 54. Gerot was shot as she mowed their [...]

A man accused of first-degree murder in the 2009 homicide of an Iowa City property manager entered a written arraignment and plea of not guilty in Johnson County Tuesday afternoon. Justin A. Marshall, 20, is accused of having been at the apartment building located at 1958 Broadway St. on Oct. 8, 2009, when property manager [...]

A man charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of an Iowa City landlord made his initial court appearance at the Johnson County Courthouse Tuesday morning after being brought back to the area from Texas. Authorities believe that Justin A. Marshall, 20, was at 1958 Broadway Street, building C, when  John E. Versypt [...]

A Coralville woman who killed her 2-year-old son and tried to kill her 7-year-old son has lost an appeal of her conviction, meaning her mandatory life sentence in prison will stand. Michelle Kehoe, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but was found to have had the mental capacity to know right from wrong [...]

A 22-year-old Iowa City man arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery and prohibited acts of prescription drugs on Sunday was arrested again Tuesday, this time on suspicion of first-degree theft. Reports indicate that Austin C. Guthmiller, of 3525 Shamrock Place, was one of two individuals identified as selling  jewelry allegedly taken from a residence at 4833 [...]

A suspect in the sexual assault of a northeast Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Sunday in Peoria, police said. Darryl C. Tyson, 21, was arrested on a warrant charging him with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree theft, Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said. Extradition proceedings are under way, and Tyson, whose address isn’t [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A judge reduced bonds Wednesday for the two people charged in the first-degree murder of a toddler last year. Amy Parmer, 27, of Hiawatha, and Zyriah Schlitter, 24, of Cedar Rapids, are both charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. They are accused of killing 17-month-old Kamryn Schlitter, who died from head [...]