Articles Tagged: Flood 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS – A national group interested in better understanding flood readiness is hosting a community meeting in Cedar Rapids …

VINTON – After his home took on more than 2 feet of water in the 2008 flood, Bob DuCharme raised …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County officials last fall scrambled to set up flood barriers to ready for a rising Cedar …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Approximately 130 properties around Cedar Rapids – primarily in the northwest and southwest residential neighborhoods evacuated during …

Floodwaters again challenged Eastern Iowans in the fall of 2016. But the story this time wasn't about widespread devastation and personal tragedy. It was a story of perseverance and teamwork, of Iowans pulling together for the common good. And it was a clear choice as 2016's story of the year.

The 2008 flood was such a major event in the Cedar Rapids to Iowa City Corridor that even 8 years …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation directing the Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize work on a flood protection system for Cedar …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Citizens are being urged to provide input about a proposed replacement project for the Eighth Avenue Bridge, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – With two major floods in the last eight years under their belts, Linn County Supervisors want to …

During this year’s flood, the comments people made, again and again, were something like this: ‘Look at the way our …

DES MOINES – President Barack Obama designated 19 Iowa counties as eligible for federal assistance to help rebound from at …

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in Linn County and 18 other Iowa counties and has ordered …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ellis Harbor tenants say they are as frustrated as anyone by major costs from flooding for the …

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man said he was denied access three times under threat of arrest to save …

CEDAR RAPIDS – With both major party presidential candidates in town Friday, Cedar Rapids officials used the opportunity to press …