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ISU Associate Professor Ryan Smith, who runs the Mosquito Surveillance Program, says mosquitoes have come out in droves this season as a result of flooding and significant rainfall across the state. Black Hawk County is a hot spot.
A Cedar Rapids man who had an outstanding warrant for domestic abuse, now faces 10 more charges for beating and sexually assaulting a woman because she didn’t do what he wanted.
Kazius Childress faces his second 50 year sentence for fatally shooting Kavon Johnson on Jan. 28, 2022. Johnson was killed because he witnessed Childress kill Cordal Lewis the day before.
A Cedar Rapids woman faces up to 12 years in prison for her role in fatal robbery of Cordal Lewis on Jan. 27, 2022. She helped the shooter, Kazius Childress, escape the scene and concealed his whereabouts.
An Iowa City man who fled to Jordan in 2023 to avoid prosecution for attempted murder voluntarily surrendered to Chicago Police with help of UI Police and the U.S. Embassy in Jordan.
A Cedar Rapids man, just convicted of gun and other charges last week, now faces more charges. He admitted during calls from jail to shooting at an occupied house in February, according to complaint.