Emily Andersen

A Cedar Rapids man who worked as a substitute in the Cedar Rapids Community School District was arrested Tuesday on charges that he groomed and sexually exploited a student while he was a teacher at Central DeWitt High School.

The investigation continues, and people with information are asked to contact police.

Two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Oakland Road NE, Cedar Rapids.

Table to Table Food Rescue, an Iowa City-based nonprofit that collects food from grocery stores and other corporate donors to deliver to food pantries, is working with fewer vehicles after catalytic converters were stolen off two of the organization’s vans.

Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that reportedly resulted from a bar fight Monday night.

The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a possible shots fired incident from Monday night.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he sexually abused a girl under the age of twelve multiple times between 2007 and 2011. The man would have been between 10 and 15 years old at the time.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused two children under the age of 12.

The City of Cedar Rapids is asking high school students and other emerging local artists to create art that will appear on city sidewalks when it rains.

Capt. Randy Rowland was 21 years old when he was hired as a deputy sheriff with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in 1980. Now, at 64, he’s retiring after working for the county for almost 43 years.

The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened late Tuesday night.

The Linn County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking funding through the Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region in order to continue its partnership with Tanager Place to provide mental health services to incarcerated juveniles.

A Missouri woman died Monday when her vehicle collided with two other vehicles in rural Poweshiek County, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

A woman was arrested Monday in Waukon, in connection with a fire that happened a year ago at her Waukon business.