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Police standoff over outside northwest Cedar Rapids home
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Update: 10:05 p.m.: The Cedar Rapids Police Department tells TV9 the standoff is now over. Cedar Rapids police were on the scene of a standoff outside a home on Rogers Road NW for hours on Saturday, where police say a suspect is barricaded inside. Police...
Vehicle on fire blocks I-380 Southbound entrance ramp in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa DOT is reporting the I-380 Southbound entrance ramp is blocked due to a vehicle on fire at the ramp from L Street Southwest and Wilson Avenue Southwest. Firefighters at the scene said the closure is due to a semi-trailer fire and will likely...
Iowa agencies other local services impacted by global internet outage, not a cyberattack
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said some state government systems and employee devices have been impacted by the global outage Friday morning. Reynolds’ office said an automatic software update from CrowdStrike, which the state uses for malware and virus protection, is behind the outage. The...
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