Before then, only business and property owners should enter for flood cleanup. Q: Where are shelters operating? A: The American Red Cross is operating shelters in Cedar Rapids at Cedar Hills ...

The Cedar River is expected to crest at 24.1 feet in Cedar Rapids early Tuesday morning. That's 12 feet above flood stage and second only to the record 31.12-foot crest eight years ago.

The plan for permanent flood protection in Cedar Rapids is about a third of the way complete, but it's already making a difference whenever floods do happen. 16 years after the record-breaking ...

They have plenty to protect. Since a devastating 2008 flood inundated Cedar Rapids, hundreds of millions of dollars has been spent to rebuild city's downtown. There’s a new federal courthouse ...

Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — A tenth revision of the 2015 Cedar Rapids Flood Control System master plan was approved Tuesday by the city council. The plan’s intent is to ...

It made it difficult for law enforcement, ambulances, and firefighters to get to both sides of Cedar Rapids quickly. One aspect of flood recovery has been ensuring there are more ways to cross the ...

In Cedar Rapids, water levels along the Cedar River are now expected to reach "Moderate Flood" stage by Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) said river levels are forecasted to ...

The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, once split between three locations, is now united under one roof in the historic Arthur ...

A long-empty historic home in Cedar Rapids is getting a second chance and will soon become affordable housing for local ...

Parts of Iowa saw a 500-year flood in late May and early June 2008. Eastern Iowa was hit the hardest, as streets in Cedar Rapids turned into lakes and the city completely shut down. Then-Iowa Gov.

Basking in the recent approval of a casino license for Linn County, Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell chose a gaming ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) _ Cedar Rapids officials are near a consensus on a flood control plan and agree that any flood protection system must include historic areas of the city. City council ...