Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

A nationally touring exhibit at The History Center explores a tumultuous time in American history where “wets” and “drys” fought a battle of the bottle that would change the social fabric of America.

After 10,000 straight days of working out under his belt, the 65-year-old said only death can stop him from continuing.

Members of the city’s new citizens’ police review board met for the first time Thursday and discussed their visions for promoting belonging and inclusion, and building bridges between the community and local police.

A mural highlighting social and racial justice would be installed on the Five Seasons Parking Ramp in the spring or fall.

A teenage girl who took advanced classes and played on her high school basketball team — and dreamed of someday running her own business — was found dead this week with a bullet wound in a crashed car she had borrowed while visiting her older sister in Cedar Rapids, according to interviews and authorities.

Horizons’ Meals on Wheels program returned to daily hot meals on June 1, and needs volunteers as it is ramping up its delivery schedule from 33 routes a week to more than 160 in the Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha area.

In Cedar Rapids, African cuisine has given an old cafe new life, and the old Grin N Goose will soon be Cliff’s Dive Bar and Grill.

Emergency responders and a hospital that treated a Cedar Rapids man for a gunshot wound after he allegedly killed his parents and sister must share his medical records with prosecutors, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Iliza Shlesinger brings tour to McGrath Amphitheatre this Friday.

After several months of closure, White Star’s new owner is revamping the downtown Cedar Rapids anchor with a vision for a new type of venue.

Paul Hoff, convicted for distributing meth and firearms, testified Drew Blahnik repeatedly stabbed Chris Bagley in 2018. He saw the life drain from Bagley’s body.

Officers were called just before 6:30 a.m. to the Hawthorne Hills apartment complex — in the 2200 block of C Street SW — for reports of a single-vehicle wreck.

Since adopting their Black son, two white Cedar Rapids parents have faced more criticism and a steeper learning curve than most first-time parents.

Mayor Brad Hart left a voicemail for CSPS’ executive director, Taylor Bergen, saying that holding a now-canceled event for candidate Amara Andrews would be a violation of the group’s 501c3 status and that it “signficantly damages any possibility of CSPS getting any hotel-motel tax funds from the city in the future.”

Amarii Bell, 6, and Na'Keya Bell, 9, were last seen in the 300 block of 15th St. SE.