Linn County’s Alliance for Equitable Housing in October unveiled plans for a pilot program, funded by Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, that would provide financial incentives to Linn County landlords to offer housing to individuals who have had difficulty getting approved for housing in the past. The program officially opened up to interested landlords on Nov. 20, but so far no landlords have been connected with tenants.
Robert Cargill adds ancient history expertise to History Channel shows, documentaries and YouTube channel
A look back at the top news stories from the week of Dec. 8
Iowa's largest farmers cooperative might face a significant fine from the U.S. Department of the Interior for a massive spill in southwest Iowa that annihilated aquatic creatures in a 60-mile stretch of river.
Ernie Topness, a 91-year-old Korean War veteran, recently retired, making him the second-longest serving mail carrier in the country.
A survey expected to go out to 60,000 voters this winter to get feedback on what projects they want to see addressed to ‘right-size’ the district.
The number of Eastern Iowans needing or wanting emergency care has soared over the last two decades – as has the severity of the health issues patients are facing – cramping ERs, crowding wait rooms, and compelling hospitals to expand, renovate, and build.
Garland family ushered in LED era after 1990 purchase
A Cedar Rapids landlord found his first-floor tenant, Dorothy J. Rose, 43, lying face down in her apartment on Nov. 28, 2006. Police found Rose had been strangled with an electrical cord and another item. The murder remains unsolved but is being reviewed again by cold case investigators.
The emaciated dog was found Tuesday afternoon near a railroad viaduct with his head sticking out of a black plastic garbage bag in Des Moines.
Gov. Kim Reynolds in May signed into law a plan to overhaul and combine Iowa’s delivery system for mental and behavioral health services — which advocates hope will improve access for patients.
The pollster, whose sterling reputation took a hit when it missed the Trump-Harris result in Iowa by 17 points, said she has seen nothing in the polling data that should have signaled the results were off
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