Marissa Payne

Jim Miller will lead CSPS effective immediately after Taylor Bergen stepped down from the role at the helm of the iconic group to focus on his own business. Miller takes over as the group awaits the reinstatement of its 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.

Police say tensions stemming from pandemic conditions are contributing to a spike in domestic abuse that fueled violent crime in Cedar Rapids in 2021. But the department saw success in reducing gun violence.

Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.

New studies show expansions of gambling in neighboring states will eat into Iowa’s industry revenue. Cedar Rapids officials hope this will nudge state regulators to finally sign off on a casino in Iowa’s second-largest city.

“We feel defeated,” the Iowa Postal Workers Union president says as the COVID-19 surge worsens U.S. Postal Service delays stemming from new service standards that lengthened the mail delivery window.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity and Linn County families grapple with recovery from the 2020 derecho, Feed Iowa First expanded equitable access to land for farming as well as distribution of healthy food.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion in which Coggon homeowners were allegedly physically assaulted.

The city of Cedar Rapids continues to seek volunteers for its Snow Buddies program to help residents in need of assistance clear snow. Nine of the 29 “Snow Buddies” clients still need to be paired with volunteers.

Cedar Rapids is reopening streets and sidewalks around First Avenue East that were closed to protect people from scaffolding that Wednesday’s high winds had caused to disengage from the north side of the U.S. Bank building.

Cedar Rapids has closed some downtown streets and sidewalks to keep citizens safe from materials falling from the building at 226 Second Avenue SE in today’s high wind gusts. The closures are around First Avenue East.

Cedar Rapids has selected Hashim Taylor to be Parks and Recreation director. The department grapples with COVID-19 impacts to programming and recovery from the derecho, which downed thousands of trees and damaged some parks facilities.

Initiative aims to make the library experience positive and accommodating for patrons with sensory needs.

The College Community School District notified parents it will extend winter break for children attending Prairie Crest Elementary to rid the building of asbestos after students and staff may have been exposed to it during construction.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Dec. 23 to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography on a work phone issued by his Coralville employer.

She’s no Slytherin. Paloma Bribriesco simply loves reading — so much so that the 6-year-old read 519 books in 2021. Harry Potter, graphic novels about refugees and nonfiction books about the environment were all part of her reading list.