Monday morning read: Cedar Rapids family helps Haitian family in need, Nice weather means more crashes, 'The Killer Beside Me' TV show features Coralville murder case

How one Cedar Rapids family helped a Haitian family in need of medical care- Earlier this month, a chain of events — a series of connections and of good will that stretched across years and miles — finally reached its culmination in Cedar Rapids.

Two patients made their way into the surgical wing of Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids the morning of May 9, not unlike many patients coming for routine operations.

But the circumstances that brought 41-year-old Berthony Ceneliant and his 14-year old son Lens Wogger Ceneliant was beyond a typical patient's journey to care. The day was much anticipated, particularly by the family of Steve and Sheila Scheib, who worked for nearly two years to get Berthony and Lens into that surgical wing. Read more...

Nice weather in Iowa means more motorcycles - and crashes- The return of warm temperatures has motorcyclists across the state out enjoying their first rides of the year.

But the growing number of bikes on the roads also makes for increased motorcycle crashes. On Tuesday alone, Linn County saw three different motorcycle-involved collisions. All three resulted in severe injuries.

'Motorcycle/car collisions in and of themselves are not uncommon, but to have three motorcycle collisions during a one-day period is rather unusual for here,' Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner said. Read more...

'The Killer Beside Me' TV show features Coralville murder case- The story of Andrea Farrington, a 20-year-old woman who was shot at Coral Ridge Mall in 2016, has been featured in an episode of Investigation Discovery's 'The Killer Beside Me'.

Alexander Kozak, who had met Farrington at the Iowa Children's Museum where they worked, shot her three times in the back after she rejected his advances. Read more...

Iowa primary voters will be asked for ID as new law gets soft rollout- Iowans who vote in the June 5 primary elections will be asked at the polls to show identification as part of a soft rollout of the state's new voter ID law that goes into full effect next year.

Voters will be asked to produce one of the six acceptable forms of ID; those who do not have one still will be able to vote by signing an oath verifying their identity.

But starting in 2019, those without proper identification will be allowed to cast only a provisional ballot and must produce an acceptable form of ID before the following Monday or the ballot won't count. Read more...

'Let Me Run' has powerful message- Their motto is pretty simple. And, after you hear their story, pretty powerful.

'Preparing Boys for the Long Run.'

Let Me Run held its spring Eastern Iowa Corridor 5K on Sunday, where 92 boys completed their session by running 3.1 miles.

A national organization based in North Carolina, Let Me Run has been around for more than 10 years and was started by Ashley Armistead to challenge the 'Boys Code' — the 'mask of masculinity' many grow up with, the 'be a man' mentality. There are programs in 30 states and Washington, D.C. Read more...