Emily Andersen

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a teenager who went missing Tuesday from Four Oaks.

A civilian rescued a dog from a house fire Monday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

The woman was found in a jail cell Thursday morning by a corrections officer.

The accident took place Friday. Rescuers found the man buried in about 10 feet of corn.

A woman being held at the Linn County Correctional Center died Thursday morning from an unknown medical emergency.

Scott Lyon will start as the Iowa City fire chief on April 4. He shares his thoughts about the job and the role of a fire department.

A Cedar Rapids police officer was struck in the hand by a projectile fired from a BB or pellet gun Wednesday morning while making an arrest, authorities said.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was a member of the national advisory council to the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library located in Cedar Rapids. Born in Czechoslovakia, Albright was very proud of her heritage.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for sexually exploiting a 15-year-old student at Linn-Mar while he worked as a janitor there.

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa, and that includes a statewide tornado drill at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Linn County won’t activate its sirens for this drill.

A $1 million cash-only bond has been set for a Decorah man accused of fatally shooting his father.

The Iowa State Patrol has identified 60-year-old Annie Zleh, of Muscatine, as the victim killed in a crash Sunday in Johnson County.

The COVID-19 pandemic is being looked at as one cause of a surge in domestic violence during the past two years, but other factors are involved as well.

The non-profit’s new social enterprise involves creating 13 supportive housing apartments, and giving people exiting homelessness a place where they can learn new skills and prepare to enter the workforce.

James Shannon Sr., 50, faces three counts of third-degree sexual abuse, accused of sexually abusing a teenager in 2005 and 2006.