15th Anniversary of the 2008 Floods

Caleb Mason started working for Cedar Rapids shortly before the 2008 flood. Now, he plays a key role in the city’s growth, managing efforts to create jobs and support development.

The city plans to use $10.2 million of its approximately $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on two west side Flood Control System projects, bringing permanent protection to the part of town where Army Corps. of Engineers funding can’t be used.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a district court ruling that property owners cannot sue railroads for damages in …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A senior Army Corps of Engineers official in town Wednesday for the 10th anniversary of the 2008 …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Karen Dlask, 75, had a throwback moment when she returned Wednesday afternoon to the Time Check neighborhood …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The New Bohemia District may be the best example of the fruits of a controversial 2009-10 spending …

Following the flood of 2008, The Gazette’s photography and multimedia staff created a 10-minute video slideshow chronicling the peak and …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The next two phases of the Cedar Rapids flood protection system are to begin late this summer, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – As the 10-year anniversary of the record-breaking crest of the Cedar River – and the massive power …

How do you celebrate the anniversary of a disaster? You don’t. You acknowledge it. What we can do, and what …

CEDAR RAPIDS — After working for just about every coffee shop in the Corridor — Capanna, Java House and Brewhemia, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A decade after the 2008 flood, Steve Novak’s auto repair shop is the last business along two …

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s easy to measure the damage of 2008’s record-shattering flood in numbers, whether it’s the Cedar River’s …

It’s been 10 years since we last spoke, but the deep, muddy voice was unmistakable. ‘Long time, no talk, column …

Eastern Iowa has a lot of experience spending money after a flood to help communities recover. The Iowa Watershed Approach, …