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Your voice- Katie Beckett, CR woman who changed Medicaid, diesKatie Beckett, 34, whose battle with a childhood disease and federal bureaucracy made her a national symbol in the 1980s, died today. Beckett’s death was confirmed by Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids. Her parents Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett … Continue reading → […]Steve Gravelle/SourceMedia Group News
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Marion man pleads guilty in federal court to distributing heroin
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to distributing heroin to a patient at a Cedar Rapids drug treatment center who had recently overdosed on heroin. James Andrew Sullivan pleaded guilty to one count of … Continue reading
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A search warrant reveals a Manchester couple were each shot in the head
MANCHESTER – Isaiah Sweet stood behind his grandfather with a baseball bat contemplating hitting him before shooting him and his grandmother, according to search warrants filed Friday in Delaware County District Court. Isaiah Sweet, 17, of Manchester, told investigators he … Continue reading
Hiawatha woman’s murder trial will be reset
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 27-year-old Hiawatha woman charged in the death of a toddler who died from a head trauma in 2010 asked Friday for her trial set later this month to be continued. Amy Jo Parmer is charged with … Continue reading
Convicted sex offender charged with another sexual abuse
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 29-year-old man serving prison time for sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl in 2010 was charged Friday in the sexual abuse of different child. Daryl Bentley of Cedar Rapids was charged with one count of second-degree sexual … Continue reading
Iowa Supreme Court suspends CR lawyer’s license for one year
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court suspended the license of a Cedar Rapids lawyer for one year Friday because he was practicing law while his license was temporarily suspended in 2009. Thomas McCluskey, who has practiced law since 1974, … Continue reading
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Arrest warrant issued for Daryl Bentley who already is serving time for sex abuse
CEDAR RAPIDS – An arrest warrant was recently issued for a 29-year-old man serving prison time for sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl who will be charged Friday for the sexual abuse of another child. Daryl Bentley, 29, will have an … Continue reading
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Manchester teen accused of killing grandparents had drugs, hunting knife on him Saturday when stopped by cops
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Manchester teen accused of killing his grandparents over the weekend had a hunting knife, marijuana and bottles of prescription pills with him when he took his ex-girlfriend and her friends to a party in Iowa City … Continue reading
CR sex offender pleads guilty to failure to register in federal court
CEDAR RAPIDS – A sex offender who failed to register pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court. Antoine Hendricks, 35, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register as a sex offender. During the plea hearing, … Continue reading
Des Moines man pleads not guilty in Kirkwood Court shooting, trial set for July
CEDAR RAPIDS -A Des Moines man accused of attempting to kill two people during a robbery at the Kirkwood Court Apartments last month made a written plea of not guilty Tuesday and a trial is set July 16, in Linn … Continue reading
Teen accused in grandparents’ deaths taken into custody in Cedar Rapids
MANCHESTER -The hunt for 17-year-old wanted in connection with the weekend slayings of his grandparents came to an end just after 7 p.m. Monday night following his arrest in a wooded area in northeast Cedar Rapids. Isaiah Sweet, who faces … Continue reading