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Making it easier to use is key, officials say

Scheduled to be decommissioned Oct. 30, 2020, the plant did not restart after the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho caused “extensive” damage to the facility’s cooling towers, according to NextEra Energy Resources, the plants owner.

There are some 492 closed bridges across Iowa, the state Department of Transportation says.

The city has about 8,000 stumps in rights of way and another 5,000 stumps in city parks that need to be ground.

“The overall goal is getting out information in a way and in a format that is going to get folks’ attention and spur them to take action during dangerous conditions and get themselves into shelter,” said Rich Kinney, warning coordination meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities office.

A man arrived at a hospital Wednesday evening suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound, police said.

The occupants of a home that caught fire Sunday were able to safely escape the blaze, authorities said.

Coralville City Council member first to announce intentions to run after longtime mayor John Lundell says he won’t seek fifth term.

Lundell, 65, has served as an elected official in Coralville for 18 years. Now he said it’s time to step aside.

Both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City public libraries have lifted the restrictions on browsing and capacity brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Iowa Transortation Commission on Tuesday approved the establishment of a corridor preservation zone along I-380, which would reserve the land for future widening.

New Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel has committed to improving his office’s response to domestic violence, including assigning detectives to follow up on all domestic violence arrests.

The BookWalk, a permanent installation at Iowa City’s Willow Creek Park, will feature a new book each month.

Several Iowa City Council members say they believe they are legally obligated to approve a controversial housing development near Hickory Hill Park, but one council member disagrees.

The Iowa City Council will shift its in-person meetings to The Senior Center beginning next week.