Emily Andersen

Middle school students in Cedar Rapids will compete this Saturday to complete tasks with robots they’ve built out of Lego bricks and present potential solutions to real-world problems they;ve been researching since the beginning of the school year.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday on a charge that he stole almost $20,000 from his neighbor, who has dementia.

A fire broke out at the Ingredion facility in southwest Cedar Rapids Wednesday morning, leaving one plant worker with minor injuries, according to a Facebook post from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

One person died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Marengo, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.

A current and former Marion firefighter both filed appeals last month with the city’s civil service commission after one was fired and the other was demoted from his position as battalion chief.

A North Liberty woman was arrested last week after police say she left her 3-year-old child and 5-year-old child home alone and they accidentally started a fire.

A mass removal of undocumented workers could lead to a tighter labor market in Iowa, higher wage rates and higher production costs, potentially leading to higher prices for goods and services, according to an Iowa State University economist.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a fire Friday morning at the Cherry Building, 329 10th Ave. SE, which houses multiple businesses near Newbo City market.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a chase that ended when he crashed into two cars on Collins Road.

Community members in Fairfield are mourning after three residents of the town died and one person was severely injured in a crash near Kalona earlier this week.

A North Liberty man was arrested Tuesday in Linn County on charges that he assaulted a woman in Center Point and attempted to sexually abuse her. He was sentenced this week to 100 years in two other rapes, and faces trial in Johnson County for another rape.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department released crime statistics this week for 2024, up through the end of November. All six of the included crime categories, including homicides, have decreased from previous years.

The Iowa State Patrol has released the identities of three people who were killed in a crash in Washington County Monday.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Monday on charges that he attempted to rob another man at knife point in the parking lot of the Kirkwood Rec Center.

Three people died Monday morning in a crash in Washington County after a driver crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic to pass a snowplow, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.