CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Authorities say a juvenile may face charges after the student admitted to making an online threat toward Taft Middle School. Cedar Rapids Community School District staff alerted police Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, to an online threat toward students and the school at 5200 E Ave. NW. A sign posted at Taft […]
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Longtime Asian market survives as compet...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hung Pham escaped Vietnam as a teenager to make a new life in the United States, eventually owning a small family grocery store that perseveres, even in the face of adversity. Up until now, major challenges have stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic, with rising shipping costs and price increases for a […]
Xavier Catholic Schools announces new mi...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Xavier Catholic Schools Board has announced the new location for its consolidated middle school. Board members chose to purchase and remodel the existing Toyota Financial Services building, 5005 N. River Blvd. NE, the board announced Oct. 17, 2024. The site is in close proximity to Xavier High School, 6300 42nd […]
Neighbors react to preview of Ambroz apa...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Residents of the Vernon Heights neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids offered suggestions to the developer of an apartment complex proposed for the site of the former Buchanan School/Ambroz Recreation Center. More than 40 neighbors gathered Oct. 16, 2024, at Grant Wood Elementary School for the hour-long meeting led by Steve Emerson, […]
Cedar Rapids School Board bizarrely agre...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted at its Oct. 14, 2024, meeting to enter into an agreement with Shive-Hattery to build its two latest elementary schools, but the agreement includes a bizarre location for one of the buildings. According to the document agreed to by the School Board, both the […]
Cedar Rapids School Board votes again on...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids School Board voted a second time on their decision to demolish Hoover and Van Buren Elementary Schools to build two new schools on those sites. School Board President Cindy Garlock noted at the beginning of the Oct. 14, 2024, meeting that the board had already approved the new […]
State denies Cedar Rapids request to con...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The city of Cedar Rapids announced that the Iowa Department of Transportation has denied the city’s application to continue operating its Automated Traffic Enforcement cameras for speeding violations at nine sites, while approving six others. Under House File 2681, signed into law in May, cities had to apply for a permit […]