Fires

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

The property owners of the acreage in the 5800 block of Quality Ridge Road had a burn permit for brush and were burning an area north of the vacant house

Tom Fagan has lived in the Kansas City area his entire life, but in September he’ll be starting a job as the new Marion fire chief.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library has opened part of the lobby for returns and hold pickup after a small fire on July 27 caused the library to close.

Fire crews responded to heavy smoke coming from the pavilion’s restroom on Wednesday afternoon

The Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library doesn’t yet have an estimate of how long it will take to reopen after a small fire closed the building on Wednesday.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library is closed until further notice after a fire broke out in a light fixture above the Commons area of the library Wednesday.

The church announced last week there will be in-person service Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at River Community Church, 3001 Muscatine Ave, Iowa City.

A consulting firm will review locations of the city’s nine stations and the organization of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

The Iowa City Church on American Legion Road on the east side of Iowa City was “fully engulfed in flames and smoke” early Saturday morning. The fire remains under investigation.

Cedar Rapids firefighters subdued the fire after heat initially forced them from the building. Flames as high as 20 feet in the air were seen flowing out of the building’s roof before the blaze could be subdued.

Shuey’s Restaurant and Lounge in Shueyville will close temporarily after the building was damaged in a fire Saturday.