Emily Andersen

A man was arrested Tuesday after Cedar Rapids police say he led them on a chase across multiple cities that ended when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a ditch off Interstate 80 in Coralville.

A Marion man was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police last weekend on charges that he threatened police with a firearm when they came to his apartment to investigate a domestic dispute.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested over the weekend on charges that he had multiple explosive devices in his possession.

Three of the four candidates for Cedar Rapids Police Chief spoke with reporters Wednesday before a community meet-and-greet event. Here’s a look at some of the topics that were covered.

“Art from the Inside Out” showcases art made using a variety of mediums, including poetry, painting, sculptures, pencil drawings and others. All of the artists whose art is displayed in the show are people who have been or are still incarcerated in jails or prisons in Iowa.

Organ and tissue donations have been increasing across Iowa and nationwide. In 2023, 123 people in Iowa donated 350 organs, and 1,027 people donated tissue, according to a news release from the Iowa Donor Network. Each tissue donation benefits between 50 and 300 people.

A threat that was reported at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids Friday morning was a false alarm, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Friday on a charges of second-degree murder and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon (domestic abuse).

Four applicants out of 17 will be moving on to the interview stage of consideration to become the new Cedar Rapids Police Chief, and community members will have the opportunity to meet with them at an event next week.

Adam McWherter — who died on Jan. 20, 10 days after he was hit by a car while sledding — was not afraid to be himself, even though he was still figuring out who that was, according to his mother Amanda McWherter.

The search for a new Cedar Rapids police chief is almost over, nearly 10 months after the previous chief, Wayne Jerman, aged out of the position and retired. A public meet and greet with the finalists is planned for next week.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Saturday on charges that he shot at another man Friday at a residence in Cedar Rapids.

A man who police believe committed two homicides in Moline, Illinois, last week was found dead later that same day by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Coralville.

One person was injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment in Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

Observant drivers around Iowa may have noticed more and more new car washes popping up over the past few years, many of which are tunnel-style, subscription-based washes. It’s a statewide and national trend that has some owners of older car washes worried about keeping up.