Marissa Payne

Cedar Rapids casino backers plan to apply for a gaming license after the state pause on new licenses sunsets June 30, the city’s preferred casino operator announced Wednesday.

The City of Cedar Rapids is taking active steps to respond to flooding as the National Water Prediction Service expects the Cedar River to crest Thursday at 13.4 feet. No impacts are anticipated to homes or businesses with protective measures in place.

With the 1556 First Ave. NE Hy-Vee now shuttered, Hy-Vee and local agencies have put in place temporary measures to serve customers affected by the store’s closure. Here’s how to access those services and what the city’s doing to recruit another grocer.

A recent report found food insecurity is on the rise in Iowa as COVID-19 pandemic nutritional benefits have sunset. HACAP Food Reservoir Director Kim Guardado discusses the findings and what Iowans can do to improve food access.

The city of Cedar Rapids is marking a record year of investment in flood control with approximately $90 million in local and federal spending combined for fiscal 2024. The first Northwest Neighborhood project and completion of a Cedar Lake levee are part of 2024 construction.

Known as the “Angel of the Village,” Mary Kay Novak McGrath died in February before a dream of a plaza in Czech Village in honor of her late parents could be brought to life. But a plaza and garden were dedicated in their memory Thursday.

Dows Farm, Linn County’s first “agri-community,” is finally taking shape after crews broke ground Tuesday on the development that will combine agriculture and residential uses in one neighborhood.

Cedar Rapids City Council member Ann Poe was hit by a motor vehicle Friday afternoon while using the crosswalk at an intersection in Czech Village and is now recovering at home.

Also, Cedar Rapids schools hires a new administrator

The Czech National Cemetery could run out of funds for maintenance — mainly mowing — by Aug. 1. Here’s what the board is doing to make the cemetery financially sustainable, and how the community can help.

Cedar Rapids project expected to take six months

Crews are fanned out across the Cedar Rapids metro fixing streets this summer. Here’s which streets are being improved this construction season.

The agreement for school resource officers in Cedar Rapids schools remains largely unchanged after the City Council and school board this week approved keeping an officer stationed at five schools.

Future members of the nine-member Cedar Rapids City Council will likely have the option to opt into health and dental insurance benefits, but will still be paid as part-time officeholders.

The three-member Linn County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously advanced on first consideration an ordinance adding tighter regulations to utility-scale wind solar projects.