1 hr ago | The Gazette
Chelsea Keenan wrote a new blog post: State hires Cedar Rapids...
The public and private sector are banding together to try and improve Iowa's last in the nation ranking for number of women-owned businesses.
1 hr ago | The Gazette
Rick Smith wrote a new blog post: DOT says pond-building effort is working for turtles
Terry VanDeWalle, a senior biologist with Stantec, holds up a snapping turtle found in a turtle trap at the old turtle pond adjacent to Rock Island Preserve on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Cedar Rapids.
5 hrs ago | The Gazette
Cedar Rapids stabbing suspect makes initial appearance
The Cedar Rapids man accused of stabbing a 72-year-old man multiple times this weekend will remain in the Linn County Jail on an $85,000 bond.
10 hrs ago | Republican-Leader
Family to share artistic expression at Whalan's 'old bank'
Siblings Elaine Mayer, Diane Knight, Ivan Gilbert and Leon Gilbert are opening the Old Bank Art Gallery in Whalan on June 22 at 1 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Lanesboro Chamber of Commerce at 1:30 p.m. The gallery, so far, only contains works created entirely by members of the family.
14 hrs ago | The Daily Freeman-Journal
Late at night, scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I stumbled upon something unexpected.
Marion Aims to Keep List of Meth Lab Locations & Strengthen Cleanup Policies
Marion city leaders say they're paving the way to safety with a new ordinance toughening up city rules for meth labs cleanups.
New Linn Hog Confinement Proposal Brings Out Angry Neighbors
One thing hasn't changed about a rural Linn County farmer's plan, now revised, to operate an expanded hog confinement operation east of Center Point.
Police: Cedar Rapids man pulled gun during fight at nightclub
Cedar Rapids police were called to the Red Baron Bar and Dance Club, 62 16th Ave SW, just before 2 a.m. for a report of a fight.
Cedar Rapids Man Will Serve 9 Years for Possession of Child Porn
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison last week for possessing child pornography after a jury found him guilty in March.
Reversing Himself, US Judge Vacates Fraud Sentence
A judge is throwing out a 10-year prison term he gave to a former supervisor of a phony check-cashing scheme in Cedar Rapids.
Fire Damages Cedar Rapids Apartment Complex
Fire crews responded to Flagstone Apartments just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a unit on fire.
Driver suffers minor injuries after cement truck rollover near Wall Lake
It was a scary site near Wall Lake, west of Sioux Falls, Monday afternoon when a cement truck rolled over along the highway.
Dubuque man pleads guilty in heroin death
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A 50-year-old Dubuque man has pleaded guilty to selling heroin to someone who died from the drug.
Iowa Flood Mitigation Board agrees with Cedar Rapids, Dubuque on funding
Chelsea Keenan wrote a new blog post: Art project asks Cedar Rapids residents if capitalism works
A 20-foot-long sign with the word capitalism in flashing lights is making its way around Cedar Rapids, asking residents whether they believe the economic system works for them.
Five Years and Counting in Cedar Rapids
Those who have followed this blog long enough may have noticed that, in addition to checking post-disaster developments with regard to Superstorm Sandy, we have also been fascinated with the recovery progress of cities in Iowa since 2008, most notably Cedar Rapids.
Meryn Fluker wrote a new blog post: Prairie High admins phase out G Squared school within a school
Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Jessy Calef delivers her end-of-year Presentation of Learning to her G-Squared classmates on Monday, June 3, 2013, in Cedar Rapids.
Old Creamery Theatre names new board members
MMS Consultants hired Nathan Byers as engineering technician and Walter Hurlbutt as a land surveyor intern.
The door between the bank and the theater opened onto a food related business more often than anything else.
Dinner Time Assault at Outback Steakhouse
A scene broke out at Outback Steakhouse at around dinner time Sunday night. Cedar Rapids Police confirm an assault happened at the restaurant, leaving two people with non-life-threatening injuries.