Trish Mehaffey

1 week ago | globegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey

IOWA CITY — The family of a 22-year-old Waterloo woman killed in 2023 after being struck as two teens drag raced asked a judge to give an Iowa City man the maximum prison term allowed, calling him a “sociopath and monster” and vowing to never forgive him for taking their “beautiful and loving” daughter and sister. Kelly Russell is the mother of Jennifer Russell, who was killed May 27, 2023, after her car was struck by a vehicle driven by Kesean Ford, 19.

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Trish Mehaffey

IOWA CITY — The family of a 22-year-old Waterloo woman killed in 2023 after being struck as two teens drag raced asked a judge to give an Iowa City man the maximum prison term allowed, calling him a “sociopath and monster” and vowing to never forgive him for taking their “beautiful and loving” daughter and sister. Kelly Russell is the mother of Jennifer Russell, who was killed May 27, 2023, after her car was struck by a vehicle driven by Kesean Ford, 19.

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Trish Mehaffey

IOWA CITY — Johnson County has filed an injunction against Hawkeye Waste Systems and affiliated companies to stop all business operations because the companies don’t have workers’ compensation insurance, which came to light after an employee was crushed by a skid loader in October 2024. The injunction motion, filed by Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith, is asking the court to grant a temporary injunction to immediately “cease and desist” from doing any business in the county.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — A Marion man, who “intentionally” crashed into a vehicle, injuring a driver that prematurely ended her pregnancy, has been charged with exposing himself to one child and having inappropriate contact with another.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Trish Mehaffey

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The wife of a Springville man, who was killed in a fatal crash on Feb. 7, 2023, said Tuesday she knows vehicular homicide isn’t considered the same as a homicide, but she doesn’t understand why. “This was murder,” Bridgette Vascik, wife of Dylan Vascik, 46, said during her victim impact statement. “This was premeditated — he planned to drive drunk and not have a designated driver.