CEDAR RAPIDS – Three people were shot on Cedar Rapids southeast side Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the 1233 3rd Ave SE, at about 12:30 p.m. Police Chief Wayne Jerman said suspects shot three people while they were standing in the courtyard outside of their apartment. Emergency personnel took them to area hospitals. Authorities said [...]

A travel company with a Cedar Rapids office is now the target of a consumer protection probe by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Integrity Travel, 5925 Council St. NE, is accused of taking more than $100,000 in advance payments for a Davenport Central High School trip. School officials at Center Point-Urbana say they also prepaid some [...]

Police are investigating a reported bank robbery in Marion Monday morning.

The robbery was reported at Farmers State Bank, 1380 Twixt Town Rd. in Marion, around 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Check back for updates to this developing story.

An estimated 250 people have turned out today for a march to recognize the fifth anniversary of the giant immigration raid at Postville . The crowd, including several groups that arrived on buses, is gathering in front of the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids. The plan is to march to the Immaculate Conception Church on Third Avenue SE [...]

  The “one way” signs are coming down soon on another small chunk of 2nd Avenue S.E. near downtown Cedar Rapids. A three-block section of 2nd Avenue between 10th Street and 7th Street S.E. will convert from one way to two way traffic approximately the week of May 13th. Reasons for the change include both [...]

Picking a new pet from an animal shelter is the right thing to do for a lot of people. And when it comes to matching up potential owners with new pets, Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control runs well ahead of national averages. Last year, the Cedar Rapids municipal animal shelter either adopted out or [...]

Voters in the Anamosa Community School District approved a nearly $17 million bond issue Tuesday night by literally just a handful of votes. In fact, if 13 missing absentee ballots had all come back as “no” votes, the bond issue would have failed. The vote reported Tuesday was 781 yes and 508 no. That’s 60.6 [...]

The traditional way to teach is have students listen to lectures and then take home assignments to master on their own. But math teachers at the College Community School District’s Prairie Point School are flip-flopping that routine when it comes to teaching algebra. In fact, the technique is actually called the “Flipped Classroom.” At night, [...]

The area known to some locals as “Mount Trashmore” is set to close again, nearly five years after it reopened. The Linn County Solid Waste site 1 reopened shortly after the 2008 flood to take in tons of flood debris. It stopped taking that debris in November . Now, the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency will [...]

A smoky fire that may have started in a wood burning stove caused significant damage to the home of a former Cedar Rapids City Council member. The fire at 3592 Rogers Rd. NW, the home of Dave and Sue Kramer, was first reported around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, when Dave Kramer noticed smoke pouring from the [...]

Despite a national push, fewer teens than expected are getting vaccinations that prevent a type of cancer transmitted through sexual activity. Mayo Clinic researchers in Minnesota found only a third of eligible teen girls got shots to prevent the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Five years ago, the percent of parents who said they would [...]

UPDATE: Cedar Rapids street crews have finished pushing large chunks of ice off of Ellis Boulevard NW, and the entire roadway, closed due to high water and ice jams since Monday, finally reopened Friday. The water retreated sufficiently from the roadway Thursday to allow crews to begin the reopening process. Road graders, street sweepers and [...]

A group charged with selecting the site for a new neighborhood recreation center in Cedar Rapids has made a decision on a new location — the edge of Ellis Park, next to the Time Check neighborhood. The group had most recently proposed using part of Cleveland Park along First Avenue SW to replace the flooded Time [...]

  CEDAR RAPIDS – Time is literally running out for thousands of Iowans hoping to earn a high school degree after high school. The company offering the well-known GED, or General Educational Development exam, is changing the test. And after December 13, 2013, the current credits accumulated by students won’t count towards a degree. Last [...]

From Columbine High School in Colorado nearly 14 years ago, to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last December, authorities have looked for better ways to respond to the sudden danger of a shooter in a school or other building. And more recent shootings, like Newtown, may show the need for more change. By [...]

The University of Northern Iowa is joining forces with two Eastern Iowa companies to turn research into a commercial product. And the combination of industrial microwaves and industrial-sized mixers could shake up the way industry processes food, chemicals and other substances. The patented process comes from UNI’s National Ag-Based Lubricants Center in Waterloo. University officials say [...]

A project that started in controversy is now near completion. The Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Medical Mall opens for patients Monday, April 15. The $47 million medical project required closing two blocks of busy Second Avenue SE in early 2011. And construction also removed a historic church on Third Avenue SE to make way [...]

Students at Tipton High School were dismissed early Tuesday morning after school officials and firefighters discovered some kind of smoldering material in a school auditorium. Superintendent Dick Grimoskas said the odor and smoke originated in an area where a remodeling project was under way. Grimoskas said there were no visible flames, but the school was [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS- A return to colder, and more normal winter weather, has at least a few fans. And a good number were out on the ice on eastern Iowa lakes and rivers this New Year’s Day.   Ice fishing was a much riskier recreation last winter due to the higher-than-normal temperatures. In fact, three Iowans [...]

The popularity of cellular phones and portable electronic devices wouldn’t be possible without the cell towers that provide the wireless signal. But keeping the signal strong often involves wireless companies adding new towers — and that’s where conflicts can start. One example of a tower fight is now shaping up in the unlikeliest of places. [...]