Emily Andersen

Linn County Jail inmates who had their sentences postponed in March 2020 in response to COVID-19 have been returning to the jail to finish serving their time.

Cedar Rapids fire investigators have determined a fire at Geneva Towers last week was started when smoking materials were left unattended too close to combustible materials.

Volunteers met at Clean Laundry Friday afternoon to wash laundry for displaced Geneva Tower residents.

The Marion Police Department and Hiawatha Police Department together will be spending more than $1 million over the next few years on a more efficient records management system.

The Hiawatha Police Department has partnered with Foundation 2, a mental health liaison program, to provide better mental health services to the community.

Residents of Geneva Tower, an apartment building that houses seniors and adults with disabilities in southeast Cedar Rapids, eager to return home after being displaced by a fire early Sunday morning.

Linn County Juvenile Detention Center has started work with a therapist from Tanager Place to provide mental health services to incarcerated juveniles.

Four people were rescued after being trapped when a grain bin filled with corn ruptured outside of Mount Vernon Friday morning.

A Cedar Rapids man was killed Wednesday morning when a semi-truck crossed the median on I-80 and crashed into the pick-up he was driving.

Kirkwood Community College is hosting a screening of “13th,” a 2016 documentary about the history of racial inequality in the U.S., on Feb. 23 at Paramount Theatre. There will be a Q&A session with Kevin Gannon, a Des Moines history professor who contributed to the film.

A Cedar Rapids man who has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond at the Linn County Jail.

A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested and accused in the July 2021 shooting death of 15-year-old Tyliyah L. Whitis in Cedar Rapids.

Six people were injured at a shooting that broke out at a birthday party in October. Police have suspects, but have yet to press any charges.

Central Furniture Rescue, a Cedar Rapids non-profit that provides furniture to people transitioning out of homelessness, is moving into a permanent warehouse after years of bouncing from place to place.

A Cedar Rapids man arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge told police that he wasn’t the man who fired a gun during a home burglary Sunday, according to court documents.