Emily Andersen

A man from Quebec, Canada was arrested Wednesday on charges that he placed credit card scanners on the registers at two Family Dollar Stores in Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in the investigation of a homicide that happened almost a year ago, on Dec. 30, 2024.

More than 50 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes on I-80 on Saturday that caused a backup lasting several hours.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday night at the Cedar Rapids Ingredion plant, according to a press release from the fire department.

One man was injured in a shooting Saturday in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Christmas and other winter holidays are just around the corner, and while most people look forward to the season with excitement, it can be a difficult time for people in vulnerable situations, like those leaving behind an abusive relationship.

The Iowa chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released a report Wednesday outlining the ways that automatic license plate reader cameras, or ALPRs, are being used across Iowa, and urging state legislators to implement regulations regarding their use.

Investigators with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are seeking the help of community members in Cedar Rapids and two other U.S. cities to identify a man who was found dead last year in a Colorado.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he shot a 13-year-old boy in January, in retaliation for a different shooting.

Three organizers with Escucha Mi Voz, a nonprofit that hosts regular accompaniment rallies for immigrants attending immigration check-in appointments at the Department of Homeland Security Office in Cedar Rapids, were issued trespass warnings Wednesday morning after two of them crossed a police tape barrier to talk with people waiting in line outside the office, according to a news release from the nonprofit.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating credit card skimming devices that were discovered this week on the registers at two Family Dollar locations, according to a press release from the department.

Hundreds of community members huddled together Tuesday morning outside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Cedar Rapids to show their support for more than 50 immigrants who were attending regular check-in appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Two people were treated on scene at the fire in southwest Cedar Rapids.

One person has died after a car crashed into a house in Independence Sunday, according to a press release from the Independence Fire Department.

Alejandra Escobar is comfortable in front of a crowd, and not just because of her work as a protest organizer. She has been studying and performing music for most of her life, and before she started working for Iowa City nonprofit Escucha Mi Voz, she was pursuing a doctorate degree in piano performance at the University of Iowa — a program she never finished, because she decided to dedicate her time to advocacy work instead.