A plan for a $24 million redevelopment of flood-prone land in the oldest section of Coralville will go before the City Council next week. The project, from Iowa City-based Watts Development Team and Hiawatha-based Fusion Architects Inc., calls for 154 housing units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and public areas south of Fifth Street [...]

The Cedar River swelled out of its banks Thursday as waters rose to five and and a half feet above flood stage. The National Weather Service predicts the waters will hold at that level until late Thursday night and then recede. Flooding concerns did force the RiverLoop Amphitheater to cancel a performance with Grammy winners [...]

Nearly half of Iowa voters give Gov. Terry Branstad a positive job approval rating, but a poll released this morning suggests they think he has been in office long enough. Branstad, who is serving his fifth term, has a 49 to 31 percent job approval rating from Iowa registered voters, but, by a 43 to [...]

Iowa City is proposing cutting Sunday service and discounted fares from a public transit service for the elderly and people with disabilities. The proposal is the latest in a months-long dispute between Iowa City, and also Coralville, and Johnson County over the SEATS program. No Sunday service could hurt people with jobs, and the loss [...]

KCRG-TV9 and WMT Radio are hosting a telethon Wednesday night from 5 to 7 p.m. to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. The event is called “Help Moore,” and the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Fund. WMT’s Bob Bruce Radio Experience will broadcast live from the TV9 studios. Red Cross volunteers [...]

Two years after Johnson County emergency managers changed their outdoor siren policy, people continue to call 911 after the sirens are activated. Late Sunday night dispatchers received around 50 calls in a two-hour period, many from confused residents after the sirens were activated county-wide at 11 p.m. The outdoor siren system in Johnson County is [...]

Officials in Oklahoma City said on Tuesday that 24 bodies were recovered after a devastating tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, a sharp decline from the 51 deaths they previously reported. “We have got good news. The number right now is 24,” said Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer at the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner’s Office. The [...]

The city has a new Sunner Memorial Park to honor Bret Sunner, the 25-year-old Cedar Rapids police officer slain in the line of duty on June 8, 1984. The new memorial park is still close to where it had been and should be — close to the police station on First Street SW. The former [...]

New, final figures from campaigns for and against casino gaming in Linn County show the sides did not raise and spend $2.25 million, but rather $3.43 million in the weeks leading up to the hotly contested March 5 referendum. The new dollar amounts are revealed in final campaign financial disclosure forms filed by Vote Yes [...]

Several rounds of severe weather moved through Iowa Sunday producing large hail, strong winds and reports of several tornadoes. Tree damage was been reported across the city of Cedar Rapids, several roads were blocked by trees and other debris. There were reports of damage Benton, Linn, Jones and Delaware Counties caused by the storms Sunday [...]