CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Dozens of residents voiced opposition to a proposed gas-fired power plant during an informational meeting hosted by the Iowa Utilities Commission. More than 250 people crowded into a ballroom March 23, 2026, in The Hotel at Kirkwood Center to hear Alliant Energy’s proposal for Morgan Valley Energy Center, a natural gas-fired […]
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Month: March 2026
ICE disregards Historic Preservation Com...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Disregarding the Historic Preservation Commission’s objections, the Department of Homeland Security indicated it still intends to construct a tall fence around its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids. The commission will consider responding to the department’s reply regarding the proposed fence at 3351 Square D Drive SW, during […]
Easter Showcase returns to Noelridge Gre...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A popular annual event returns next month as the Easter Showcase celebrates spring with its displays of indoor plants and blooms at the Noelridge Greenhouse. The free event will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the greenhouse at 4900 Council St. N.E. […]
Crowds, participants brave frigid St. Pa...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — With temperatures in the teens, the annual parade hosted by the SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — was likely one for the record books. Still, small crowds lined most of the parade route on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, even as some spectators took to the skywalks or watched the […]
Identify spring plants popping up this m...
Iowa is well into March Madness, weather-wise. Record high temperatures on March 9, 2026, could be replaced by a blizzard less than a week later. In the meantime, perennial plants are making an appearance, with spring flowers pushing through the ground. The snow predicted in Iowa on March 15-16 will hopefully act as insulation to […]
Health officials identify Iowa hotel as ...
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has identified an Eastern Iowa hotel where an Illinois resident stayed during an infectious period with measles. Comfort Inn and Suites, 2100 Swan Lake Blvd., Independence, was where the person stayed between Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., through Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9 a.m., […]
New Cedar Rapids senior center begins r...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “Our Place,” a new center for older adults, officially began construction at its forthcoming space near downtown Cedar Rapids. The $5.5 million project will create 13,000 square feet of amenities, including a cafe, classrooms, an exercise studio, library, theater and outdoor pickleball court at Horizons, 819 Fifth St. SE. Jim Miller, […]
St. Patrick’s Day parade set for downtow
UPDATE March 16, 2026: Despite Iowa’s blizzard, SaPaDaPaSo announced that the parade will be held as scheduled this Tuesday, March 17. Bundle up! CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — March weather can be maddening, with record high temperatures one day and snow two days later, as evidenced this week, but the annual parade for the SaPaDaPaSo — […]
Cedar Rapids School District to cut fewe...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More impassioned pleas came from students, parents and others from the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the March 9, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, along with a petition to save teaching positions at Washington High School. Fourteen people addressed the School Board, many of whom asked the board to not […]
Google backs out of water study for prop...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Linn County Board of Supervisors addressed Google LLC’s abandonment of an agreement to fund a $500,000 water balance study, as the global tech behemoth instead pursues an agreement with Palo to build its planned $1 billion-plus data center. Supervisors responded to the news at their meeting March 4, 2026, noting […]