Emily Andersen

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.

A Linn County jail inmate who escaped from a routine medical transport Tuesday has been formally charged with escape, three counts of third-degree kidnapping and several other charges.

New Liberty’s fire chief said the man was doing some work in the manure tank when he got stuck.