TOLEDO – It has been exactly two weeks since Karina Cooper was convicted of first-degree murder and now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, her co-defendant in the case, Huston William Danker, will proceed to trial on the same charge beginning Aug. 12 in Johnson County. This past Monday, ...
TRAER – North Tama Dollars for Scholars completed its sixth year by giving scholarships worth $2,000 to 21 qualifying North Tama graduates for a $42,000 obligation on the organization’s part. To date, North Tama Dollars for Scholars has awarded $175,500 in scholarships to 110 graduates. ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University announces Grace Marie Blake of Traer has graduated following the spring 2025 semester. Blake graduated with a Bachelor of Science from SDSU's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Nearly 1,500 students completed all ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – After six days of emotional testimony, digital forensics, and conflicting accounts, closing arguments concluded on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial. Right at 5 p.m. and within hours of final statements, a jury found her guilty of ...
TRAER – Following a pair of abrupt resignations from the Traer Municipal Utilities (TMU) Board last month – and the hiring of a third board member as the new general manager – Mayor Pete Holden initiated the removal of the remaining two trustees during the July 7 regular meeting of the ...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Karina Sue Cooper has been declared guilty of murder in the first degree. Right at 5 p.m. on Friday and following just over three hours of deliberation by the jury plus six days of testimony which began on Wednesday, July 2 – breaking for the Independence Day holiday – ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Closing arguments are expected today in the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, bringing to a close a little more than six days of emotional and often intense courtroom proceedings. Cooper, 48, of Traer is charged with first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Emotions ran high inside the Linn County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 2, as the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, a rural Traer resident accused of killing her husband Ryan on June 18, 2021, began with opening arguments from the prosecution and defense. Aaron ...
CEDAR RAPIDS - Scenes from the fourth day of Karina Cooper's first-degree murder trial taking place in Cedar Rapids at the Linn County Courthouse. All photos courtesy of The Gazette newspaper. Click here for Tama-Grundy Publishing's story on the trial's first day of testimony.