Five Cedar Rapids officers fired 63 rounds at the driver of a vehicle after he led them on a high-speed chase while firing an AR-15 at them in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. A new report from the Linn County Attorney says those officers were justified in their use of deadly force.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen will continue to talk about pay increases for judges until something changes and is encouraging Iowa judges to talk to their local lawmakers to make the case for a 6.2 percent increase. Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed 2 percent.
A Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker last year asked a judge Friday to move his trial out of Linn County because of false and inflammatory social media posts and comments. The judge will rule later.
While Linn County faces spending cuts as the impacts of tax reform upend its budget, the panel that recommends pay rates for certain elected officials last week suggested bumping salaries 7 percent across the board higher than the 4 percent increases the Board of Supervisors plans to award.
The search for a new Cedar Rapids police chief is almost over, nearly 10 months after the previous chief, Wayne Jerman, aged out of the position and retired. A public meet and greet with the finalists is planned for next week.