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CEDAR RAPIDS – A group of people fed up with violence is joining together for a “Stop the Violence March” this Saturday. The goal is to put a stop to the crime in the city. The number of shootings so far this year has far outpaced recent trends. Cedar Rapids officers have also dealt with stabbings [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS - A road crew will soon begin paving the way for safer travel along Interstate 380. It’s a unique project that the Iowa Department of Transportation said has never been done in the state. It’s called a High Friction Surface Treatment. According to road workers, other states have found success in applying the treatment [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation continues to look into a Cedar Rapids arrest that ended with a man in critical condition. Officers arrested Paul Saldivar, 33, late Thursday night. He was causing problems at a downtown Cedar Rapids bar. On the way to jail, police said Saldivar started kicking the squad [...]

MARION – People living in Marion are seeing more orange cones and detour signs. Construction officially begins on Marion’s Central Corridor Project on Monday. Crews start work on phase one of the renovation project. “It’s going to be really great just to see the project started. It’s been a long time coming,” said Marion Planning [...]

WAYLAND – What a difference a week can make. That’s the word from people who live in Washington and Henry Counties after a tornado ripped through the area on May3. The storm didn’t injure anyone, but it did cause a lot of damage to homes and farms. Community members said they are amazed with all of the help [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – City leaders will decide on a plan that ultimately aims to decrease childhood obesity on Tuesday night. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 12.5 million American kids ages two to 19 are obese. Tuesday night, the Cedar Rapids City Council will vote on a Safe Routes to School project. Federal dollars fund [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police are investigating reports of gun shots after several people said they heard someone fire a weapon Monday morning in southeast Cedar Rapids. It happened at around 3:00 a.m. in the 1400 Block of 4 th Ave. SE. Police on the scene said a patrol officer driving in the area, noticed a man fitting the description [...]

 WATERLOO – One woman was killed and another injured after a shooting Wednesday night, police said. Police rushed to 704 Newell Street at around 7:00 when a woman called 911 saying someone shot her. They found two female victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators identified them as Kay Straw, 59, and her daughter Marlene Buss, 33. [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is opening the doors on a new blood donation center Monday afternoon.  “This is pretty big for us,” said Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center’s Kirby Winn.  Starting at 12:30 p.m., donors will fill the beds at the new center on the north side of the city. It’s [...]

CEDAR FALLS – The signs are made and the protesters are ready. Thursday, the board is meeting at the University of Northern Iowa, and several groups plan to protest the meeting.  The Iowa Board of Regents approved the university’s budget-cutting decisions, which include closing Malcolm Price Laboratory School and cutting several academic programs. The cuts have sparked protests, [...]

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Fieldhouse will be filled with students and staff members on Wednesday to hear a speech by President Barack Obama. His message will be very similar to the one he has shared with students in other parts of the country during his three-state tour. The interest rate on federally-subsidized Stafford student loans is [...]

IOWA CITY – Warmer weather often brings more opportunities for kids to get hurt. Safety experts at the University of Iowa Hospitals will provide tips to making this spring and summer a safe one. There’s a safety fair in Iowa City sponsored by the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Kids will learn tips on a [...]

Updated by Dave Franzman at 5:30 p.m.  Updates in bold. CEDAR RAPIDS – Investigators are looking for clues after a man was killed Monday morning. Police arrived at Woody’s Show Club at about 12:45 to find  wounded man in the parking lot of the adult entertainment club.  Emergency crews rushed him to the hospital. The victim died shortly after from what [...]

ELY – The cleanup is just beginning for some Ely residents after severe weather roared through Saturday night. “It’s pretty freaky, we, the windows were rattling and shaking and you could hear it, the whole wind and everything. When we passed our front door to go into the basement the whole front door was just [...]

SWISHER – The reality of a freeze is setting in for fruit producers across the area. Many are working around the clock to protect their plants. It’s a battle against Mother Nature that no one wanted to fight this spring, but workers at many vineyards are out in full force. The crew at Cedar Ridge Vineyards started [...]

Updated by Dave Franzman at 12:30 p.m.   WATERLOO – Police are trying to figure out what happened to a woman found dead along a busy road early Monday morning. Just before 11:30 a.m. police identified the woman as Becky Lawless,59 of 1544 Patton Ave. in Waterloo. Investigators found the body near the intersection of West Mullan [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids makes medical history. Thursday morning, a Dr. Kevin Kopesky will remove a patient’s gall-bladder at St. Luke’s Hospital. He’ll do it with just one incision and the help of a robot. St. Luke’s said this will only be the second time this surgery has been done in Iowa. It’s the first time [...]

IOWA CITY – Officers and administrators at the University of Iowa are constantly looking at campus security measures.  Now, more than ever, they know they can’t take student safety for granted. A shooting incident at a California college took many lives on Monday. Forty-three-year-old One Goh was a former nursing student at Oikos University in [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – Organizations across the state are teaming up to make sure Iowa families are prepared for dangerous weather. Red Cross disaster volunteers are among the many who know the importance of Severe Weather Awareness Week. “Over all these years I’ve done 45 major disasters around the world,” said Red Cross Volunteer Peter Teahen. [...]

LA PORTE CITY – A missing Eastern Iowa college student was found safe and sound Monday morning. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson said Taylor Franco, 19, is receiving medical treatment after he disappeared for a little more than a day. Franco was discovered walking on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail in the Gilberville area [...]