Police Investigate Suspicious Bag at Mercy Medical
A bag found unattended at Mercy Medical Center's Lundy Pavilion prompted a bomb squad response and temporary rerouting of patients and visitors.
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids news covers city government, Linn County, Cedar Rapids Community School District, business and public safety in the City of Five Seasons. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
Weather and Disaster
Cedar Rapids Firefighters Rescue Two From Apartment Fire
Crews arrived at the two-story building before dawn to rescue trapped residents and extinguish the flames.
Politics
Live Poll
Would you vote yes on an $88 million college bond in your area?
Kirkwood Voters Weigh $88M Bond Referendum
Voters in 18 counties decide whether to fund campus upgrades at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
Business
Live Poll
Do you think shopping options at Cedar Rapids malls are getting better or worse?
Developer Buys Former Younkers at Lindale Mall
The buyer of the former Younkers space is the developer behind nearby Dick's House of Sport and Vasa Fitness locations.
Lifestyle
Live Poll
Do elaborate residential holiday displays like this one help bring your community closer together?
Cedar Rapids Resident Builds Elaborate Halloween Display
Ward Fulmer’s home at 2025 Meadowbrook Dr. SE features an animatronic pumpkin king and 300 harvested cornstalks.
Crime
Man Sentenced for Unemployment Benefits Fraud
Jacob Michael Laufenberg, 36, of Dubuque, received 33 months in federal prison for concealing employment while collecting Iowa unemployment benefits.
The beat runs across Cedar Rapids city hall and the Linn County board of supervisors, Cedar Rapids Community School District and the manufacturing, agribusiness and insurance employers that anchor the local economy. From Kenwood Park and Noelridge Park to Wellington Heights, Oakhill Jackson and Moundview, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Benton County and Jones County where a story crosses the line. Cedar Rapids is home to a concentration of grain processing and food manufacturing operations that make it one of the most industrially significant cities in Iowa, and commodity markets, trade policy and plant operations are recurring economic subjects. Flood management along the Cedar River and the long-term infrastructure investments tied to it have been among the most consequential and expensive local government undertakings in the city's recent history.
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