A section of 29th Street NE will be closed for about two weeks because of a water main break.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
A section of 29th Street NE will be closed for about two weeks because of a water main break.
He’s accused of pouring lighter fluid under his ex-girlfriend’s apartment door and igniting a blaze, trapping his ex, her boyfriend and three children inside. They escaped by going on the balcony.
Local officials in Linn and Johnson counties are exploring solutions to potentially relocate jail facilities, as one county’s facility nears the end of its life while the other has years left, but sits in a less-than-ideal spot.
This Iowa state lawmaker has been involved in multiple historic legislative leadership moves; What does she say about how Iowa Democrats can bounce back?
A shingle recycler whose Marengo plant exploded last week, injuring up to 15 people -- including himself -- ran into problems with regulators and residents when he tried out his idea in other states.
KinderCare, a national child care provider, has bought the Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha day schools. The national child care provider already operates two child care centers in Cedar Rapids.
The board voted 6-1 Monday to adopt the new map. Director Dexter Merschbrock opposed the map, asking board members to consider allowing only people who live in each district to vote for that district’s representative.
Iowa-based interest groups made their pitches for state budget priorities in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ budget proposal in a hearing on Thursday.
After the University of Iowa’s chosen finalist in October declined an offer to succeed Brooks Jackson as vice president for medical affairs of UI Health Care and dean of its Carver College of Medicine, the campus is relaunching its search for a new head of its sprawling health care enterprise.
A small-town Iowa police chief has been indicted on federal charges that he abused his position to purchase more than two dozen machine guns.
A Storm Lake man who was armed and took his wife hostage in an Iowa City parking ramp Monday, now faces additional charges for attempting to steal a woman’s car during his escape from police.
Inflationary pressures may be starting to ease, but higher prices throughout much of 2022 are still taking a toll on older adults, with a larger share of people saying they felt their finances were worse off than a year before. Consumer inflation in November was still up 7.1 percent from a year earlier.
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