Cedar Rapids identifies 8,500 potential lead lines, aiming for near full inventory by 2037

The City of Cedar Rapids identified about 8,500 service lines that contain or may contain lead.In October 2024, cities across ...
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Cedar Rapids rolls out new garbage cart sizes for households

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The City of Cedar Rapids is launching a new Variable Garbage Cart Program to offer residents more options for managing household waste. Residents can now select from three ...
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Mexican man sentenced in Cedar Rapids for illegal reentry after being deported eight times

A Mexican man was sentenced Tuesday for illegally returning to the United States after being deported eight times, KCRG reports. Odilon Fuentes-Avila, 43, of Mexico City, Mexico, pleaded guilty to ...
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Iowa High School Basketball: January’s Can’t Miss Games

Bishop Heelan's Melina Snoozy during the IGHSAU state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Des Moines. / Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ...
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Government Notes: Cedar Rapids residents can request larger garbage cans soon

City of Cedar Rapids Solid Waste & Recycling Division worker Joel Hansen throws a tagged bag of garbage into his truck after using its mechanical arm to empty a garbage bin at a home in southeast ...
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Cedar Rapids police investigate early morning shooting; one critically injured

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning that left one adult man critically injured. Officers were dispatched around 4:08 a.m. to the 300 block of ...
People

Michelle Martinko Was Stabbed 29 Times — Then Her Case Went Cold. Here's How Police Caught Her Killer 40 Years Later

The 18-year-old Iowa teen was stabbed 29 times in December 1979 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...
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Cedar Rapids woman charged with child endangerment resulting in death

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids woman was charged after police say her child died after being found unresponsive in a trash can. Jaley Bush, 28, of Cedar Rapids, is charged with child ...
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Iowa-based trucking company to lay off more than 300 employees across the country

Cedar Rapids-based trucking company CRST says it will lay off more than 300 people across the United States, KCRG reports. This comes after CRST announced layoffs back in August. The company says it’s ...
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Waterloo West Football star signs with Iowa Hawkeyes

WATERLOO(KWWL)--One of the Iowa Hawkeye Football programs' 18 signees comes from the Cedar Valley. Waterloo West 4-star offensive lineman Carson Nielsen is a 6' 7" 295 pounder with a big frame and ...
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Iowa wrestling confident it can rebound following loss to Iowa State

AMES — For the first time since 2004, Iowa wrestling will not be concluding the season as winners of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. All 10 bouts on Nov. 30 felt like their own dual. With teams trading body ...