Emily Andersen

The Cedar Rapids Police Department has released more information about a crash that killed four people on Dec. 1, but the cause of the crash still is unknown.

Light displays in downtown Cedar Rapids will be turned back on now that an arrest has been made in relation to the thefts of power cords.

The woman found an aluminum can with a green fuse coming from one end in the apartment. The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit was called to the scene and determined the can was an explosive device.

One person died Friday morning after a UTV crash in Allamakee County, according to a news release from the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he stole extension cords and related items from holiday displays around Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Multiple extension cords have been stolen in the last couple weeks from Christmas light displays in downtown Cedar Rapids and in the MedQuarter, according to Nikki Wilcox, the director of strategic developmet for the Cedar Rapids Economic Alliance.

Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at a Long John Silver’s in southwest Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

Nine people have been charged after a protest in front of Kinnick Stadium on Saturday ended in arrests for trespassing.

An Arizona man has been identified as the semi-truck driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday near Tiffin.

Many animals shelters across the United States have been working in recent years to achieve a no-kill standard, meaning that euthanasia of animals is used only as a last resort for severe medical or behavioral issues.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department is planning over the next several months to make revisions to its current strategic plan, which was implemented in July 2022 and was meant to last through fiscal year 2027.

Cameras that can read license plates and automatically run them through police databases are becoming more common across the U.S., and raising concerns about privacy. They’ve started to pop up in Iowa in the recent years. The University of Iowa installed 28 cameras this year, and Marshalltown plans to add 32 in the near future.

One person died in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning on I-80 near Tiffin, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

A Cedar Rapids motorcyclist who crashed into a bus Wednesday while fleeing from Cedar Rapids Police has died from his injuries, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Iowa City has announced a new lead reduction program that will provide resources for home and business owners to reduce the lead in their water supply by updating old plumbing and water fixtures.