Articles Tagged: Fireworks

When hundreds of people are participating in illegal activity at the same time, police have little ability to stop us

Dozens of patients arrived at local emergency rooms this weekend with fireworks-related injuries, including burns and traumatic hand injuries, local hospitals report.

From a blazing port-a-potty to one house’s siding catching fire, Cedar Rapids sees rise in fires.

Fireworks are returning to downtown Cedar Rapids, plus dozens of other shows across the area.

Fireworks-related injuries at Iowa’s two largest trauma systems spiked after lawmakers legalized their sale in May 2017 — including a fourfold increase in injured kids, hit especially hard by the surge.

Sales in the pandemic were strong last year. Some vendors in the Corridor say they’re even stronger this year.

Fireworks, Balloon Glow, DockDogs, drive-through pancake breakfast among the events returning to the 2021 Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival.