Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

The Harlem Globetrotters will take the court Friday, Feb. 13 at Alliant Energy Powerhouse.

The board approved the ordinance’s first reading last week after a lengthy public hearing and was originally set to next discuss the matter today. The matter was pushed back, however, to allow county staff time to do additional research requested by supervisors.

The school has seen a decrease in office referrals and an improvement in morale after adding staff supports and focusing on relationship building.

This is the fourth year the school has held its celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in southeast Cedar Rapids. This year’s theme was “A Century of Black History Commemorations."

There were no traffic fatalities in Cedar Rapids in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Cedar Rapids Police Department, in conjunction with the department’s monthly release of crime statistics.

A Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy and a man who officials say may have been driving intoxicated were both taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the man crashed into the deputy’s vehicle Wednesday, according a press release from the sheriff’s office and a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.

“Art is the Word: Text in Art” opens Saturday, Feb. 7 and explores how text appears in art.

Survey results show families, staff and residents of the Cedar Rapids Community School District prefer a plan to move to an intermediate school model over other plans in an effort to reduce at least $6 million more from the annual budget.

John Hollemon III selected to succeed founder and CEO Ruth White on March 1

The Freedom Foundation, a local nonprofit that supports military personnel and families, has partnered with PACT for Animals, a national organization, to help veterans and active duty servicepeople find pet fostering options through Operation Foster during deployment or long-term medical care.

Throughout the month visitors can enjoy a pop-up exhibit made possible by the NAACP of Cedar Rapids. The exhibit features art by Ames Community School District elementary students led by their art teacher, Brian Randolph. Their collaborative art pieces highlight notable Black Americans.

Jose Yugar-Cruz entered the Department of Homeland Security Office in southwest Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning, not knowing if he would be allowed to leave.

Debra Kay Trimble, 62, of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to 16 years in prison for unintentionally causing the death of Chad Eugene Craig, 48, on Oct. 3, 2023. She was intoxicated and struck his motorcycle head-on on Cottage Grove Avenue SE.

After 15 years in leadership roles at Mercy Medical Center, president and CEO Timothy Quinn will transition back to full-time primary care.

It wasn’t until 2010, with the help of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ Holocaust Claims Processing Office, that the Jose Uprka painting seized by Nazia during World War II was returned to the Schnabel family. Visitors can see it on display at the museum through March 29.