An Iowa Medicaid billing change the state says is required by federal law is drawing sharp criticism from pediatric therapy providers and families, who say it effectively cuts reimbursement by up to two-thirds. Clinics warn the shift could force shorter therapy sessions, reduce access for Medicaid patients and hit rural families hardest. Parents fear children could lose crucial early intervention during the years when it matters most.
Live footage from one or more public safety cameras in downtown Cedar Rapids was temporarily accessible to anyone with internet access, according to the security vendor that operates similar technology nationwide.
Construction on Horizons’ $5.5 million “Our Place” center for older adults will begin early next near.
Two Cedar Rapids men said they are grateful to Linn County Drug Treatment Court for giving them a foundation to build new sober lives. The two were among six who graduated last week. The court started in 2007 and has graduated more than 100 participants.
The interactive, near real-time map will show where the plows are and have been during significant winter weather events.
Removal of the 200-ton generator rotor is a key milestone as the company works toward its goal of bringing the Iowa facility back online by 2029
The Robert and Elizabeth Allsop Charitable Trust recently announced a “significant” investment in the westside Cedar Rapids library project.
A regional jail diversion program was eliminated as part of a broader effort to centralize and standardize mental health care across the state.
The Linn County Conservation Board this week approved two new wetland developments on county-owned land to continue its ongoing efforts to restore and protect Iowa’s wetlands.
A North Liberty man, who was convicted in Black Hawk and Johnson counties for sexual assaults and robbery, pleaded Thursday to kidnapping and robbery charges in an attempt to sexual assault a woman in Linn County in 2023.
More than one billion birds die each year from collisions with windows or other glass structures.
The county’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended to rezone land around the nuclear energy plant.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Cedar Rapids school board approved a calendar for the 2026-27 academic year
A first-of-its-kind analysis outlines how CID can leverage its workforce, industry partners and development-ready land to compete with established aerospace regions.
Cedar Rapids Public Works Department’s streets superintendent Brian McLeod gives an inside look at the magnitude of planning and labor required to make winter travel safe through snow and ice.
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