Emily Andersen

Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a report that an Ingredion union worker was hit by a car while picketing Tuesday morning.

An Nebraska man was arrested in Iowa City last week on charges that he threatened a man with a gun and punched him inside his vehicle.

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program in Iowa City is hosting a gift drive through Dec. 24 that will benefit domestic violence survivors who have used the program’s services this year.

The Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville went into lockdown for about 10 minutes Monday morning after reports of an armed robbery in the area, according to an alert sent to Kirkwood students Monday.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will use the $1.7 million it was rewarded in the second round of ARPA funding to add 12-14 medical isolation cells to the Linn County Jail, which should help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the jail.

One person was killed in an ATV crash in Delaware County Wednesday, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sexually abused three children over a period of several years.

Food pantries are used to seeing ebbs and flows in the demand for their services, but in the last few years that demand has been growing consistently, and some Cedar Rapids food banks are struggling to keep up.

The Cedar Rapids based non-profit handed out Thanksgiving dinners to 500 households Monday. It’s planning to give away another 500 meals next month.

Seven Iowans died in three house fires this week in Mason City, Cedar Rapids and Onslow.

The Catherine McAuley Center in Cedar Rapids raised over $5 million during the last few years as part of its “A Place of Welcome” campaign. The goal of the campaign was to fund a new building, which the non-profit moved into in 2020, and to establish an endowment fund, which is an investment fund specifically for non-profit organizations.

Two people died in a house fire just after noon Thursday in northeast Cedar Rapids, authorities said.

A Marion man convicted in the 2018 murder of Chris Bagley pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he assaulted a drug informant in jail to prevent him from testifying against a drug dealer.

The owner of Pints Bar in Iowa City was arrested early Sunday morning on charges that he served alcohol to three employees, who are minors.

The mother of Xavior Harrelson was arrested in October in Des Moines on charges that she sold methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer.