Tag Archives: johnson county

  • News QC area flooding 4-19-13 (WQAD photo)

    More local counties get disaster proclamations from flooding

    Iowa Governor Terry Branstad issued a disaster proclamation for another 15 counties including Clinton and Des Moines counties in our area.

  • Crime James Weaver photo from Johnson County Iowa Sheriff Dept

    Former area judge arrested for marijuana possession

    A former area judge with a record of multiple drunk driving arrests is now accused of possessing marijuana.

  • News

    Snow Plow Fleet Damaged in Fire

    A fire west of Iowa City caused damages potentially affecting a winter service we all appreciate.

  • Crime Thomas Lee Hansen (jail photo)

    Former Iowa emergency manager sentenced for girlfriend’s murder

    A 72-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend.

  • Crime Ryan Grafft (photo from Johnson County Jail)

    Iowa man accused of shooting horses in pasture

    A Cedar Rapids man reportedly told police he knew it was “stupid” when he allegedly fired a rifle at horses in a pasture.

  • Agriculture agvantage logo

    Iowa fish kill blamed on agricultural chemical spill

    An agriculture chemical facility appears to be the source for a fish kill in a creek in Johnson County, Iowa.

  • Crime police lights2

    One dead in Iowa City drug investigation

    UPDATED: An undercover investigation ended with a shooting that killed one person and injured another in Iowa City, Iowa.