The neon-lit car went up in smoke on Monday night
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The neon-lit car went up in smoke on Monday night
With little discussion and much praise for the project – which struggled to get the state go-ahead it needs – Iowa’s Board of Regents on Tuesday unanimously approved construction on a new $395 million University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics site in North Liberty to start as soon as later this month.
Talaya has been missing since Friday, Sept. 3
The 7,200-square-foot building houses a new gym and physical training facility, a classroom and a garage that houses the department’s seven police cruisers, an operations trailer, some city vehicles and some other equipment.
As the second summer of the pandemic wanes, state emergency orders that mandate coverage of telehealth visits and waive the requirement for out-of-state medical licenses are expiring.
The city is participating in a study of wastewater facilities nationwide to better understand the spread of COVID-19 and inform future pandemic response.
The Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer will be held Oct. 3. The race raises funds to provide breast and gynecological cancer screening and diagnostic services to underinsured, uninsured and financially disadvantaged people.
Research has found masks are a highly effective tool in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, including in states that have implemented statewide mask mandates. One public health expert says bans on these universal requirements can be detrimental to overall mask use.
A Springville man is back in jail after new arrest for theft and eluding. He has 15 pending charges now in eight different cases.
While making the renewal process safer in the pandemic for driver’s license holders and Iowa DOT staff, the extension also opened a window for scammers trying to steal people’s identity.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported 24 swim advisories at state park beaches this summer because of microcystins, toxins generated by harmful algae. These toxins, if ingested, can cause gastroenteritis, allergic responses and potentially-fatal liver damage. This is double the number of microcystin warnings in 2020.
Willie Ray’s Q Shack employees and volunteers are venturing to Louisiana for about a week to serve hot meals to Hurricane Ida victims after the Category 4 storm devastated the area last week.
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