The College Community School District notified parents it will extend winter break for children attending Prairie Crest Elementary to rid the building of asbestos after students and staff may have been exposed to it during construction.
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Dec. 23 to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography on a work phone issued by his Coralville employer.
She’s no Slytherin. Paloma Bribriesco simply loves reading — so much so that the 6-year-old read 519 books in 2021. Harry Potter, graphic novels about refugees and nonfiction books about the environment were all part of her reading list.
Dmontrey R. Redmond, 24, fired the gun at a group of teenagers last year in southwest Cedar Rapids. He pleaded guilty in July to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Jason B. Ross, 51, entered the Hy-Vee on Collins Road NE through the back door and allegedly stole a jacket, several tools and roughly $3,000 worth of Iowa Lottery tickets.
A federal judge sentenced Sylvester Cunningham, 41, to just over seven years in federal prison for possessing a gun and drugs inside a Walmart in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids property owners have a reduced time frame to clear their sidewalks after a snow or ice event. Snow must be cleared within 24 hours, down from 48 hours under previous guidelines.
Local franchisees Alexandra and DeAngelo Seay expand to Cedar Rapids from Coralville.
See the most popular food stories of 2021 — a year that couldn’t stop dozens of new openings in the Corridor, despite myriad challenges.
With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.
Jwan Trevelle Roush is charged with first-degree robbery and theft after court documents said he beat Ali Mason unconscious and stole $450.
Tyson Peppard Hale Jr., 19, was charged in a Dec. 2 shooting after admitting he fired at the victim but “didn’t intend to kill” him.
The Downtown and MedQuarter districts teamed up to bring holiday lights to Cedar Rapids’ urban core from First Avenue from 10th Street to First Street SE.
Changes to the city’s nuisance abatement policy make it easier to crack down on absentee landlords for failing to show up for inspections or otherwise neglecting their properties.
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