Emily Andersen

A Decorah High School teacher was arrested last week on charges that he had an inappropriate, sexual relationship with one of his students, according to Decorah police.

It’s been almost six months since Together We Achieve, a Cedar Rapids food pantry, reached out to the community in a last-ditch effort to prevent closure. Now, almost three months into 2025, the pantry is still open and things are looking up, according to its executive director.

A Grimes man arrested Thursday in Cedar Rapids after an 11-hour standoff shot at Cedar Rapids police at least three times during the altercation, a criminal complaint filed Friday shows.

A man wanted on multiple warrants out of Polk County is in custody after an 11-hour standoff and shooting with Cedar Rapids police Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to a news release from the department.

A statewide surge in influenza cases has hit hard in Eastern Iowa, with 11 Linn County schools and two Johnson County schools reporting that at least 10 percent of their students were out sick in one week, according to the most recent weekly data released by the state Health and Human Services department. But local healthcare experts say we could already be on the other side of the spike.

An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he repeatedly paid a 14-year-old girl to meet him for sexual acts.

A Cedar Rapids teen is facing several gun charges after police say he shot a firearm toward a vehicle outside a Casey’s in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Ben Rogers, the Linn County supervisor for District 2, announced Monday that he will resign his seat, effective April 1. He has served on the board for 16 years.

The Community Free Health Clinic in Cedar Rapids, is one of several clinics around Iowa that distribute free or discounted medication through a statewide nonprofit called SafeNetRx.

After 38 years in law enforcement and holding jobs that took him from Memphis, Tenn., to Abu Ghraib in Iraq, to Marion, Iowa, Marion Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller is retiring.

The department did not say what events led to the SUV becoming partially submerged in the pond, but did warn people to be wary of ice on bodies of water even in the cold weather.

Marion Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller announced Thursday that he plans to retire in April after serving for about five years.

One person is dead after a crash Wednesday in Johnson County between a van and a semi-trailer, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.

After nearly two decades of championing economic development — the last nine years as executive director of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance — Doug Neumann plans to step down this year.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office released the identity Monday of a man who died over the weekend after being pulled from Lake Macbride.