Emily Andersen

Three candidates are on the ballot for the Iowa Senate in District 42, which covers much of rural Linn and Benton counties. Charlie McClintock won the Republican Primary in June. He will be facing Democratic nominee Jessica Wiskus, and Bruce Gardner, who is running without a party.

Here are some ways that bees prepare for winter and keep themselves warm.

Katelyne A. Marquez of Cedar Rapids died after she was brought to a Hiawatha hospital on Sept. 7. Her death is being investigated by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

One firefighter and one civilian were injured Thursday in a house fire in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

An Amana man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sexually abused a teenage girl who was too intoxicated to consent, and sent videos of the abuse to other people over Snapchat.

A Marengo man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he threatened on Facebook to shoot people at Marengo’s Big G Food Store, where he worked.

This is the fourth person rescued from the Cedar River so far in 2022.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library will be closed Wednesday through Friday to allow for a final cleaning after a fire at the library in July

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he held a female victim against her will and sexually assaulted her.

A Benton Community School District bus was involved in a crash with an SUV Monday, just before 1 p.m, according to a news release from the school district.

A Montezuma man was arrested this week on charges that he supplied potent morphine to his fiancee in 2020, which resulted in her death.

His Hands Free Clinic in Cedar Rapids announced Tuesday the conclusion of its “Great Need. Great Care” fundraising campaign, which raised $1.82 million to help the clinic expand its services in a new location.

Domestic Violence Intervention Program, based out of Iowa City, has announced events for the month of October, which is national Domestic Violence Awareness month.

More than 1,000 volunteer groups pitch in every year to help keep Iowa’s highways clean. The Iowa Department of Transportation partners with community members through the Adopt-a-Highway program. In fiscal year 2022, volunteers collected 5,800 bags of litter along Iowa roads.

The menu at Tower Cafe offers wraps, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, salads and coffee from Dash Roasters.