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Cedar Rapids Police Denounce Online Shooting Rumor
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Cedar Rapids Police are taking to Facebook to denounce a rumor making the rounds... on Facebook. CRPD say there was a fight in on 1st Street SW around the time the fireworks ended. A 13-year-old girl suffered a cut to her head, not a gunshot wound....
KXEL Morning News for Mon. Jul. 08, 2024
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said five people were displaced after a house fire on Saturday afternoon. Officials responded to a home in the 2200 block of O Ave. NW just before 2 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire, performed a search, and ventilated the home. CRFD said all occupants were accounted for and made it out of the home safely. There is major fire damage to the exterior of the home, and smoke, water and fire damage inside. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
‘We would have been on that drug’: Fairfax woman reacts to new Alzheimer’s treatment
FAIRFAX, Iowa (KCRG) - Justina Dunlap remembered her husband Tom Dunlap as the intelligent and funny aerospace engineer. “I couldn’t have asked for anybody else to be married to,” she said. However, the last 10 years of their marriage looked very different than their previous 40 years together....
FBI Investigates Cedar Falls Ransomware Incident
Details about a startling incident involving the city of Cedar Falls is coming to light. According to a report from Cedar Falls officials, there was allegedly some sort of ransomware attack in the month of June. Officials have confirmed that on June 19th, 2024, the city detected this ransomware event.
Randalia no longer a city, officially unincorporates
RANDALIA, Iowa (KCRG) - Randalia, only of the smallest cities in Eastern Iowa with a population of around 50 people, is no longer considered a city at all. The Fayette County Baord of Supervisors said it was always up to the few residents of Randalia to run the whole city. They had to serve on the city council, maintain the roads and streets, and build their own wastewater treatment plant. Finding people and the money to do those jobs was part of why the city decided to unincorporate. Randalia was officially unincorporated on June 30.
Zach Johnson finishes John Deere Classic tied for 26th shooting 15 under par
With Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson building momentum after placing himself four strokes off the lead after 36 holes, his opportunity to have his first top-10 finish of the season went away after shooting even on Saturday before shooting a five under par round on Sunday. Johnson's 15 under par...
Cedar Rapids man strikes deal in H-Bar shooting death
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Antonio Scotton, the Cedar Rapids man charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Waymond Thomas, reached a deal with prosecutors according to court documents filed on Friday. Court documents say Scotton and one of his acquaintances were involved in an assault, and Thomas and...
River levels force Freight House Farmers’ Market to relocate
River levels have forced the Freight House Farmers’ Market to relocate again temporarily. It was crowded as vendors were set up in the parking lot of the Scott County Administrative Center on 4th St. in Davenport, especially since a lot of fresh produce is available. This is not the first time the market has had to move, so vendors try to take it in stride. The market will be back open Sunday, July 6 from 10 a.m. 2:00 p.m. The Freight House Farmers’ Market will stay in the Administrative Center parking lot until flood waters recede and the city can clean up the area.
Man injured in downtown Waterloo shooting
WATERLOO, Iowa (KGAN) — Waterloo police are searching for the shooter who injured a man and sent him to the hospital Sunday. Police said the victim was shot in the area of 4th Street and Lafayette. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports police said there was an argument in the...
Community mourns loss of Village Theatre’s heart and soul, Matt Moody
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The community is grieving the loss of Matt Moody, a dedicated and beloved figure at the Village Theatre. Described by many as the heart and soul of the theatre, Moody’s impact was felt deeply by all who knew him. “It’s like losing a close family...
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