Steve Gravelle

Private security guards are cheaper than sheriff’s deputies, but private guards alone probably couldn’t secure Linn County’s courthouse and its new juvenile justice …

The City Council that voted unanimously tonight to buy the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel mostly hates the idea. “I …

Cedar Rapids will become owner of the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in March if City Council members approve a …

CEDAR RAPIDS – If City Council members approve the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel’s $3.2 million purchase price tonight, the …

Linn County’s supervisors will decide next week just how much they want the county to participate in a planned riverside …

The Mount Vernon High School student involved in a medical emergency at the school Monday has died, school officials confirmed. …

A burglary arrest Monday netted the culprit in a series of break-ins in a flooded Cedar Rapids neighborhood, police said. Police apprehended …

County workers may face layoffs as Linn County managers work toward next year’s budget targets. “If you just try to …

Longtime Linn County Supervisor Jim Houser won’t challenge his narrow election loss. “I am not going to call for a …

Nearly 2 million people rode state-supported Amtrak trains in Illinois over the past year, according to figures released today by …

The county will hire a second outside attorney to represent Linn County Auditor Joel Miller, whose challenge to the conduct …

Shopping and industry have mostly given way to entertainment districts and convention centers, but one thing remains constant in downtown …

Police targeting prostitutes’ would-be customers arrested three men Sunday afternoon in southeast Cedar Rapids. The three were arrested in a …

Governor-elect Terry Branstad has his doubts, but he’s apparently not as ready as some other newly elected Republicans to cancel …

Harris Ceaser remains in the Linn County Jail on charges of shooting another man last week. Ceaser, 23, is charged …