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Thanks to a grant from AKC Reunite, the Cedar Rapids Police Department has brought on a new canine officer for tracking.

For the sixth year in a row Iowa Summer Jam is coming back to Cedar Rapids, with nine hours of Rock, R&B, Hip Hop and Pop artists from around Iowa and the Midwest this Friday.

For nearly eight years, the University of Iowa has touted the work and stories of its high-achieving researchers, scholars, and creators through a

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

Local leaders from the Black, religious, and historical communities helped create a permanent archive of 28 unmarked graves of black Iowans in Oak Hill Cemetery in southeast Cedar Rapids on Saturday.

The event takes place from 4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday over 14 blocks in downtown Iowa City. This is the Iowa City Downtown District’s sixth year hosting the event.

The Leadership for Five Seasons Class of 2023 recently presented checks to Foundation 2 Crisis Services and Tanager to support community mental health services.

On June 23, Central Furniture Rescue in Cedar Rapids is collaborating with the Solid Waste Agency in Marion to hold a furniture drive. The event, taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., provides the community with an opportunity to drop off furniture items at the Solid Waste Agency’s main office parking lot.

Feed Iowa First, a Linn County-based nonprofit, has launched its produce distribution for the 2023 season and will be bringing free produce to various locations across the county until late September.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

Plant native champion Kelly Norris hopes to inspires people to plant beautiful, functional gardens.

This year, one grade got more than yearbooks to leave with for the summer. See what adults can learn about their town through a book written by fourth-graders.