Emily Andersen

Ten tenants were displaced this week when the Cedar Rapids Building Services Department placarded an apartment building due to multiple “violations that presented a serious life safety and public health risk,” a city statement says.

A Waukon man has been charged with animal neglect after Allamakee County sheriff’s deputies found 10 dogs in his house, two of which were dead.

A Grimes man being held in the Linn County Jail after an 11-hour standoff with police in February over a stolen dog attempted to escape custody Tuesday by attacking the deputies who were transporting him and another inmate to a dentist appointment, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Linn County Public Health has teamed up with Mercy Medical Center, UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the Eastern Iowa Health Center to launch an informational campaign about the risks of measles and the importance of vaccination.

A man was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas on Linn County charges of first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of pregnancy, three weeks after a woman was found dead in Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department recently finished installing 70 stationary license plate reader cameras, which scan license plates and run them through national crime databases to search for missing person alerts, stolen vehicle reports, and arrest warrants.

Construction is set to start next week at Jefferson High School to begin an expansion that will provide extra space for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s future College & Career Pathways program.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department has released the names of three people who were found dead Thursday in what police believe was a double murder/suicide.

An 18-year-old from North Liberty was arrested Thursday on charges that he possessed and distributed sexually explicit videos of children multiple times during the last four years.

Three people are dead after what police believe was a murder/suicide Thursday in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.