Micah Ariel James stepped into the role on Nov. 1. James will focus on initiatives to make the city’s Community Center more welcoming and accessible, as well as how to make the city more inclusive.
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Micah Ariel James stepped into the role on Nov. 1. James will focus on initiatives to make the city’s Community Center more welcoming and accessible, as well as how to make the city more inclusive.
The American Red Cross will host a holiday blood drive Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. The Red Cross also is looking for volunteers.
Ten years after the Human Rights Campaign first rated cities nationwide on how inclusive they are to LGBTQ people, cities in Iowa have made big improvements. But with a state Legislature that introduces anti-LGBTQ bills each session, does it matter?
Stanley L. Donahue, accused of robbing the Casey’s in Coggon and shooting a Linn County deputy 10 times, won’t have his trial moved outside the county
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa says its surgeons introduced an new sinus imaging system earlier this year that uses augmented reality to guide surgical procedures.
Dr. George Weiner, who’s led the 41-year-old University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center for over half its existence, recently announced plans to step down after 24 years.
After a 30-minute conversation about work, when the woman turned to exit, Shannon Siems reached out and flicked her breast, the complaint stated. She then yelled at him and tried to walk out but he grabbed her from behind in a bear hug and tried to spin her "onto a nearby dirty futon."
A look back at what’s been in the news in Iowa in the past week
The number of confirmed cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus has increased to 18 in Iowa, including in Linn and Johnson counties.
SUV flipped three times after going into ditch in crash, investigators say
Cedar Rapids police still were searching for a suspect Saturday after an officer was hit by a vehicle during an attempted traffic stop Friday night on 32nd Street NE.
Freshman Republican will keep her Ottumwa home but will move into new 1st District to run for re-election
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