Marissa Payne

Despite worries that the transformation of the historic Marion Methodist Church into Belltower Lofts apartments would worsen Uptown parking, the Marion City Council unanimously approved the site plan for the project this week.

State Republican lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would dismantle citizen review boards that probe alleged police misconduct like those established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights and Dubuque.

Local nonprofit Matthew 25 is selling two affordable single-family homes on the west side of the Cedar River on lots that sat vacant since the 2008 flood as part of its efforts to “grow strong neighborhoods.” Here’s how to buy a home.

Jill Weigel wins by just three votes in a three-way race for an at-large seat on the Hiawatha City Council, according to unofficial special election results. She fills the vacancy created by Steve Dodson’s election as mayor.

Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly’s State of the City address Tuesday, he touted Marion as a rapidly growing city that has elevated the quality of life and earned residents’ trust at a time when trust in government is declining.

Wells Fargo is closing banking operations at its downtown branch this week, effective 11 a.m. Wednesday. But its investment advisory services will remain there.

Voters may cast their ballots March 5 in the three-way race to fill a Hiawatha City Council vacancy. Here’s what to know about the three candidates running for the open seat and how to vote.

Christina Bohannan, the Democrat vying for Iowa’s 1st District, is urging stronger protections for IVF after an Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are children under state law. She criticized her opponent, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, for supporting bills stating life begins at conception.

Utility task vehicles — or UTVs — would be banned from operating on city of Cedar Rapids streets under an ordinance advanced by the Cedar Rapids City Council this week.

In awarding city financial incentives to an unnamed company to build a $576 million data center in the Big Cedar Industrial Center, members of the Cedar Rapids City Council lauded the project -- the city’s largest ever -- as a “historic” milestone for Cedar Rapids.

Mary Kay Novak McGrath, the ‘Angel of Czech Village’ in Cedar Rapids, has died at age 69 of pancreatic cancer. McGrath was a “visionary with a heart and soul for Cedar Rapids” who fueled the historic neighborhood’s revitalization.

Driven by a desire to explore, Sugar Bottom Bikes manager Nate Kullbom has the rare quality of performing well on everything from cyclocross to gravel racing. He’s found ways to draw new riders into the local cyclist community, celebrating people at all skill levels and coaching youth riders.

A “canoe safari,” riverfront walk and more are among proposed features in Cedar Rapids’ Greenway Plan. See what else is inside and how to give feedback before the plan goes to the City Council in the coming months.

The widespread adoption of remote work prompted by COVID-19 persists in the Cedar Rapids metro and continues to disrupt the office market, while industrial activity levels off and multifamily development still sees high demand, according to GLD Commercial’s annual real estate report.

Louie Zumbach, a Republican from Coggon, will not seek re-election this November to the District 3 seat on the Linn County Board of Supervisors “due to some soul searching and health issues.” Instead, his daughter Brandy Zumbach Meisheid, also a Republican from Coggon, will run for office.