A district court judge this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Cedar Rapids City Council violated Iowa open meetings law in hiring Alissa Van Sloten as city clerk in 2021, siding with the city in finding that no violation of the law occurred.
To execute on the five-year revitalization of downtown Cedar Rapids, as pitched in a new vision plan adopted Tuesday by the City Council, the elected officials said partnerships between the public and private sectors will be key.
Violent crime and gun violence in Cedar Rapids are down significantly from last year’s numbers, according to a report delivered by the interim police chief to a City Council committee.
Family-friendly activities, more retail and riverfront dining, events on May’s Island, tax incentives for office-to-housing conversions. Here’s a glimpse at the 70 initiatives in Cedar Rapids’ Downtown Vision Plan, which the City Council will vote on Tuesday.
Iowa City Transit had 45,009 more passenger trips this October than in October 2022, the city reported last week. Since launching Fare Free Iowa City in August, there have been 135,191 more trips compared to last year.
Iowa is one of several states whose cities continue to affirm policies inclusive of LGBTQ residents, despite setbacks for them from new state laws.
After about eight months without a permanent police chief, the city of Cedar Rapids is choosing finalists from a pool of 17 applicants in its search for someone new to lead the police department.
With 26 panelists, six entertainers and the goal of finding solutions to some persistent problems facing Black Iowans, the MLK NOW conference Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids is expected to draw more than 1,000 people from across the state.
Effective immediately, the Linn County Mental Health Access Center is now available 24/7 to take walk-ins for adults ages 18 and over who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
No candidates on the Nov. 7 city and school elections ballot requested recounts in Linn and Johnson counties. But in Johnson County, Swisher needs a mayor and the Lone Tree City Council has a vacancy after the people whose names were written in for those jobs declined.
Twenty students will be selected to develop a community project that builds climate resiliency in local communities.
The Gingrich family’s spruce at their Marion home will be Cedar Rapids’ Christmas tree this year. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s annual tree lighting in Greene Square.
Also, residents asked for their opinions on workforce, C.R. city budget
In an effort to prevent blight in neighborhoods, a policy advanced this week by the Marion City Council would add another tool for city staff to improve the conditions of neglected vacant buildings.
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