Workers Move Back Into Downtown Cedar Rapids

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CEDAR RAPIDS - After two months of staying away, some workers are finally coming back to downtown Cedar Rapids. About 300 Cedar Rapids workers should be able to return to their downtown buildings over... Read more »

FEMA to Buy More Mobile Homes for Flood Victims

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - More mobile homes could arrive by early September for Iowa flood victims. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will take bids on 200 manufactured homes next week, which... Read more »

Flood Adviser: Don't Wait For Government

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Don't wait for the city or the federal government. Galvanize and tell leaders what you need. That's what the city's flood adviser told members of the media. David Roberts, Recovery Adviser... Read more »

Still Time to Donate School Supplies to Flood Victims

CEDAR RAPIDS - Volunteers are still busy collecting back to school supplies for students in flood-damaged areas. A community-wide rally will take place Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Organizers... Read more »

Alliant says Flood Cost them $225 Million

CEDAR RAPIDS - Alliant Energy says its total estimated impact from the Flood of 2008 is estimated at $225 million. That includes not only flood damage, but things like repairing generating stations... Read more »

8th Ave Farmers' Market is Back

CEDAR RAPIDS - The 8th Avenue Farmers Market will return to 8th Avenue and 2nd Street SE city parking lot on the south side of 8th Avenue starting this Saturday, August 9th from 7:30 a.m. to noon. It... Read more »

Wild West Weekend: New Date and Location

LINN COUNTY - The Wild West Weekend that usually takes place at Usher’s Ferry during Freedom Festival will now take place September 13th at Pinicon Ridge State Park. ... Read more »

CR Begins Buyout List of Flood-Damaged Homes

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - City leaders in Cedar Rapids have started work on a list of homeowners who might be willing to sell their flood-damaged properties. About 400 people attended a meeting on Monday... Read more »

Meetings for Cedar Rapids Homeowners Interested in Buyouts

CEDAR RAPIDS - Some Cedar Rapids homeowners will get the chance to let the city know if they're interested in a buyout. At 7:00 p.m., the city will host the first of a series of neighborhood meetings. Monday... Read more »

Making Progress on Flood Damaged Cedar Rapids Public Buildings

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The dollar damage total keeps growing, but Cedar Rapids public buildings damaged in the June flooding are at least cleaned and ready to repair.

City leaders got a status report... Read more »

CR Council Approves Permits for RVs on Flooded Property

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids City Council has opened new options for flood affected homeowners to stay on their property. Flood victims can now live in a recreational vehicle on their property. There... Read more »

FEMA Considers Changes to Flood Plain in Cedar Rapids

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Plans to change the flood plain in Cedar Rapids could lead to new challenges for those trying to recover from last month's flood.

Some Cedar Rapids homes and businesses could... Read more »

Railroad Repairs in Iowa Could Take a Year

DES MOINES (AP) - State officials say it could take up to year to repair and rebuild hundreds of miles of railroad tracks and 17 bridges damaged or destroyed by last month's flooding in Iowa. The... Read more »

1961 Flood Video of Cedar Rapids Surfaces

CEDAR RAPIDS -- We've shown you hours and hours of images of the recent flood in Cedar Rapids. But, this isn't the first time the city has dealt with a flood. The 1961 flood in Cedar Rapids was the... Read more »

Flood Victims Granted Additional Tax Deadline Extension

DES MOINES (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver has granted flood victims an additional deadline extension for Iowa tax returns and for paying state taxes. The deadline is now Aug. 29, a month later than the original... Read more »

CR Residents Move into FEMA Trailers

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Some Cedar Rapids residents who lost their homes in last month's record flooding have a new place to call home. They've moved into 85 FEMA trailers set up in mobile home parks... Read more »

Nonprofits Receive Emergency Funds

CEDAR RAPIDS - Ten local non-profits and churches affected by flooding are getting emergency funding. The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announced it has awarded an additional $41,000. The... Read more »

Palo Appoints New Mayor in Post Flood

PALO (AP) - Palo has a new mayor to guide it through the post-flooding recovery. The City Council appointed Mayor Pro Tempore Jeff Beauregard to the post on Monday. He replaces former Mayor... Read more »

Cedar Rapids' New Federal Courthouse Gets Elevated Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Courts Executive Committee unanimously agreed to give the Cedar Rapids Courthouse elevated priority... Read more »

Palo Creeps Back After Flood

PALO (AP) - Life in Palo is uncomfortable, but the eastern Iowa town is slowly coming back. Palo was hit hard by last month's flooding - all but 10 of its 423 homes and businesses were flooded... Read more »

Kirkwood Animal Shelter Prepares to Close

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Kirkwood Community College became an animal shelter for about one-thousand pets after water damage forced the city's original shelter to close. As of this weekend, less than two-hundred... Read more »

Work Starts on Modular Buildings for Cedar Rapids School District

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CEDAR RAPIDS-A "hurry-up" project hopes to build new Cedar Rapids School district offices before the start of fall classes. A modular village of 35 separate buildings should house Cedar Rapids School... Read more »

Placard Change Confuses Homeowner

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Cedar Rapids officials re-inspect more than one-hundred flood damaged properties every day. Since the first inspections, they've changed the colored placards on about three to four hundred... Read more »

Mayor Halloran Speaks Out

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CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mayor Kay Halloran hasn't said much publicly since the flood. Wednesday night, she explained why she's let others speak for her and what she thinks about people who say the council is dragging... Read more »

How to Volunteer Now in Cedar Rapids

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If you want to volunteer in Cedar Rapids, there is now one place that is organizing the effort.

You need to register first.  You can do that by logging on to Read more »

Red Cross Center at Westdale Mall to Close

CEDAR RAPIDS - The American Red Cross service delivery center at Westdale Mall is closing Wednesday evening. The center will be open from 9:00am to 6:00pm Wednesday, then will close for good. After... Read more »

Culver says FEMA Assistance Deadline is Extended

DES MOINES (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver says federal officials have granted a request to extend filing deadlines to apply for emergency government assistance. Culver says the Federal Emergency Mangement... Read more »

Red Cross Closes One Shelter, Hands Another Over to the State

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Red Cross plans to close the shelter at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. The agency also plans to stop managing its only other flood shelter in the area at... Read more »

Homeowners Outside 100-Year Flood Plain Can Start Repair Work

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids homeowners living outside the 100-year flood plain now have the city's blessing to do any and all flood-related repair work. On 11th Street NW, the edge of the flood zone,... Read more »

Job and Small Business Recovery Fund Information

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 8, 2008- Local small businesses damaged by June floods in Cedar Rapids will soon be able to receive the financial, practical and emotional help they need to resume business operations.... Read more »

Couple Copes with Loss

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Many families across Eastern Iowa are wondering how they are going to rebuild after this year's floods. Specialist Adam Gorsh stands and looks at his new house in Palo. Most of it is piled up in his... Read more »

Quaker Plant in Cedar Rapids Resumes Operations

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Quaker Foods has restarted its Cedar Rapids plant and brought all of its 1,100-plus employees back to work in some capacity. The return to work comes about three weeks after flooding... Read more »

Cedar Rapids' City Leaders Say Don't Count on Buyout

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - City leaders in Cedar Rapids are telling residents affected by last month's historic flooding not to count on a government buyout. They say it could be a year or more before the... Read more »

Cedar Rapids City Hall Flood Photos

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The building that houses the Cedar Rapids City Hall sits on Mays Island, right in the middle of the Cedar River. And now we can give you the first look at the damage the flood did to the... Read more »

Pizza Provided for Palo Flood Victims

PALO - Flood victims in Palo were treated to a pizza party on Monday. The Salvation Army and Little Caesars' Pizza provided the pizza for Palo residents, their families and those helping with the flood... Read more »

County Building Damage Estimated at $45 Million

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CEDAR RAPIDS - $45 million dollars is the working estimate now for flood damage to ten Linn County buildings. Linn County Supervisors let us inside the courthouse, jail and other important county buildings... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Approves More Flood Repairs

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids is ready to approve more work on more of the city's flooded-out buildings. It means the owners of all flood-damaged homes and businesses outside the 100-year flood plain... Read more »

Floodstock 2008 Benefit Concert July 3 - 5

CEDAR RAPIDS – Area businesses and organizations are coming together to host a flood relief benefit concert on July 3, 4 and 5 at Cabo Grill, 2730 Edgewood Rd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Floodstock 2008 will... Read more »

Bertram Road Now Open

CEDAR RAPIDS—Following flood-related closure, Bertram Road is now open to traffic. Lewis Access Road remains closed to through traffic; only local traffic and emergency vehicles are allowed at this time.... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Schools Central Offices Relocating to Kingston Stadium

CEDAR RAPIDS - Many of the central office services of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, including support departments and the Superintendent’s Office, will be temporarily relocated to modular... Read more »

Six More Counties Receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance

DES MOINES - Disaster victims who lost work because of recent storms and floods, including farmers, farm workers and the self-employed, may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance in six more... Read more »

Husband and Wife Arrested for Faking Address, Taking Flood Benefits

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CEDAR RAPIDS - A husband and wife have been arrested for using a false address to get benefits intended for flood victims. The Cedar Rapids Police Department arrested Paul A. Fields, 32 and Susan K.... Read more »

Boil Order Lifted for Linn County Private Wells Impacted by Floodwaters

LINN COUNTY - Linn County has lifted a boil water order for many rural homes. The boil order is no longer in effect for anyone with a private well where floodwaters did not surround the casing. But people... Read more »

More Than 600 Pets Still Without Homes in Cedar Rapids

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CEDAR RAPIDS - More than 600 pets are still without homes in Cedar Rapids after the flood. The city's animal control is temporarily located at Kirkwood Community College. The animal control building... Read more »

First Cedar Rapids Flood Evacuees Evaluate Homes

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Police first ordered evacuations in the neighborhood around 19th Ave SW and B St. SW. Many residents stayed behind, because the water was rolling in slowly. Tina Fleischacker says, "It... Read more »

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Awards $87,000 to Nonprofit Agencies

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) announced Wednesday it has awarded $87,000 in emergency funding to 18 local nonprofits directly impacted by flooding. The grants will... Read more »

Parking Rules & Free Parking Locations for Downtown CR Streets

CEDAR RAPIDS - Beginning Thursday morning (July 3), Cedar Rapids Police will ticket and/or tow vehicles in violation of parking ordinances with discretion to be used under the following criteria. The... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Flood Damage List: Government, Non-Profits and Businesses

State and Local Governmental Facilities Cedar Rapids Public Library Cedar Rapids Fire Department Cedar Rapids Police Department Veterans Memorial Coliseum, including City Hall Cedar Rapids... Read more »

Displaced Cedar Rapids Community School District Families Asked to Call District

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids Community School District is trying to locate families that have been displaced by the flooding and have children attending school in the Cedar Rapids District. Displaced... Read more »

Flood Victims Get Married at Shelter

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CEDAR RAPIDS -- The recent flooding has forced a lot of people to change their priorities. All the destruction caused one local couple to realize how badly they wanted to be together. Tiffany Remington... Read more »

Behind the Scenes: Working Through the Flood of 2008

Behind the Scenes: Working Through the Flood of 2008... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Couple Prepares for Demolition Day

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CEDAR RAPIDS -- The city of Cedar Rapids may have to knock down as many as three-hundred properties that got damaged by the floodwaters. The demolition will begin sometime in the next couple weeks.... Read more »

How To Find Relocated Cedar Rapids City Services

More than 50 city facilities that provide vital services were damaged by the flood. We have restored all of those critical city services in original and alternative locations throughout the city. The general... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Garbage Collection Info Update

CEDAR RAPIDS - The City of Cedar Rapids wants to remind everyone about garbage collection while flood cleanup continues. People cleaning out homes in the original flood-evacuated area must separate... Read more »

Food, Cleaning Kits, Water and Support Available to Flood Victims

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The Salvation Army put some empty warehouse space to good use on Monday. The former Econofoods site at 51st Northeast in Cedar Rapids is now the main distribution point for the army's... Read more »

Disaster Relief Trucks Arrive from Colorado

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Two truckloads filled with thousands of pounds of supplies arrived in Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon. The Western Colorado Disaster Relief group collected all the materials. The Hillside... Read more »

Alliant Works to Get Power Back to Downtown CR

CEDAR RAPIDS - Alliant Energy is beginning tests Friday night as it tries to restore power to downtown Cedar Rapids. Almost all of the downtown area has not had electricity for more than two weeks. On... Read more »

Driving Danger: Flood Debris Flying Out of Trucks

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CEDAR RAPIDS - It's mission clean-up for eastern Iowa after the devastating floods. And it's going to be that way for months to come, but not all the debris is ending up where it should. If you've driven... Read more »

FEMA Inspector Arrested in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - A Federal Emergency Management Agency housing inspector has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Vincent Koley, of Chapin, S.C., was arrested Friday morning in Cedar... Read more »

City of Cedar Rapids Lists Structures to be Demolished

CEDAR RAPIDS - Many properties in Cedar Rapids were damaged beyond repair in the record flood earlier this month. City officials have released a list of structures in Cedar Rapids that will need to be... Read more »

Planning & Development Office Temporarily Relocated

LINN COUNTY - The Linn County Planning & Development Department has been temporarily relocated to the upper level of the Westdale Mall. We are in the former Walden Books store, next to the Linn County... Read more »

Man Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting City Workers

CEDAR RAPIDS - A Hiawatha man is in the Linn County Jail for allegedly assaulting two city workers. Police say Justin Anderson went to Westdale Mall on Thursday to apply for a contractor's permit but... Read more »

Damage to CR Plant Could Reach $10 million

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Cedar Rapids officials say repairing the city's wastewater treatment plant will be costly and will take time. Floodwaters covered three-fourths of the plant during this month's flooding,... Read more »

Blairs Ferry Road Open to Palo

CEDAR RAPIDS - Blairs Ferry Road going from Cedar Rapids to Palo has reopened. Crews have finished filling the holes and rebuilding the shoulder along the flood-damaged road. The final barricades... Read more »

AmeriCorps Vista Looking for Volunteers

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CEDAR RAPIDS - AmeriCorps Vista is beefing up its volunteer efforts throughout Linn and Johnson Counties. It is looking to recruit hundreds of helpers to work with flood victims. In Linn County, there... Read more »

Diamond V Mills Works Long Hours to Get Up and Running

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CEDAR RAPIDS - In addition to the thousands of homes that flooded in Cedar Rapids, the river also swept through hundreds of businesses, large and small. One of them, Diamond V Mills, is working hard... Read more »

Aid to Women Relocates to Cedar Hills Community Church

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Flood waters destroyed much of the building that houses the Cedar Rapids Aid to Women organization. But now the group is up and running in a new location, and it's already helping people... Read more »

Flood-Displaced Livestock Stay with Mich. Farmer

CARNEY, Mich. (AP) - More than two dozen rodeo bulls and horses are spending the summer on an Upper Peninsula farm because of flooding in their home state. Ron Moore of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, brought 15... Read more »

$400,000 in Relief Paid to Community Organizations

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The first nearly half million dollars in donations from a statewide disaster relief fund is now in the hands of Eastern Iowa community organizations. The Embrace Iowa 2008 Disaster Fund... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Asks FEMA for 500 Trailers

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Cedar Rapids has asked the federal government for help in combating a serious temporary housing problem caused by this month's record flooding. The City Council, after listening... Read more »

Cleaning Crew Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Thirteen people on cleanup-duty at a flood-damaged building in Cedar Rapids ended up at the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency crews were called to the building about... Read more »

City Council: 300 Properties Will be Demolished, Other Critical Decisions Coming Soon

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Cedar Rapids City Council made several critical decisions about flood recovery Wednesday night, but many questions still need answers. The council said three hundred properties need... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Will Continue to Provide Dumpsters Downtown

The City of Cedar Rapids and its contractors will continue to provide dumpsters for the downtown business area. The city has provided these dumpsters to downtown businesses for cleanup purposes. This service... Read more »

Could be Weeks Before All Cedar Rapids Wells Up and Running

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids came very close to losing its entire city water system to the flooding. Now the Water Department says it's still at least six weeks away from having the entire water system... Read more »

16th Ave Bridge Open

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids crews re-opened the 16th Avenue Bridge over the Cedar River on Wednesday afternoon.... Read more »

Nearly Every Home to be Demolished in CR Neighborhood

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Residents in one Cedar Rapids neighborhood had to wait longer than any others to see their homes. The city will have to demolish nearly every home in The Flats, a section of older homes... Read more »

Assessing Damage at Cedar Rapids' City Hall

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Since the flooding, few people have been able to go back inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum which houses the Cedar Rapids City Hall. On Wednesday evening, the city council will hold its... Read more »

Donate to the Salvation Army - List of What They Need Most

CEDAR RAPIDS - "I don't need any clothes, I don't have a closet." With statements like this the brave people of Cedar Rapids continue to face the disaster that befell them with humor and what once was... Read more »

Cedar Rapids 4th of July Fireworks Moved to Kirkwood

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival will produce a fireworks display on July 4th at Kirkwood Community College. Fireworks will begin at 9:45 pm, with gates opening at 7:30 pm. Full details... Read more »

Culver Announces Emergency Grants

DES MOINES (AP) - Governor Chet Culver has announced $17.1 million in National Emergency Grant funding for the state of Iowa.

Culver says the money will go to 54 projects. Read more »

Two Thousand Homes in Cedar Rapids Could be Demolished

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - As many as half of the 4,000 flood-damaged homes in Cedar Rapids may have to be razed. City Manager Jim Prosser told the City Council on Tuesday that it's possible that... Read more »

Who Should Test Their Well Water?

IOWA CITY - Should I be testing my water? Many people who are on private well systems are asking that question because of the recent flooding. Nancy Hall, supervisor of environmental microbiology for... Read more »

DOT Updates Road Closures (6-25-08 9:00 a.m.)

AMES, Iowa – June 25, 2008: 9 a.m. update – Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor... Read more »

Many Flood Victims Still Sleeping in Shelters

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CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Cedar River has retreated to its banks, but many people still have no place to call home. Many homes in Cedar Rapids still aren't safe for people to live in. Some have spent more than... Read more »

Prairie Shelter Still in Need of Food and Cleaning Supplies

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Donations of clothes, food and cleaning supplies continue to pour into the Cedar Rapids area. The College Community School District has collected so much already they're actually being a... Read more »

CR Gives Last Warning for Unregistered Contractors

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CEDAR RAPIDS - On Tuesday, the Cedar Rapids Police Department said officers arrested two out-of-city contractors on warrants when they tried to register for flood work. City officials say it's proof... Read more »

Preserving Palo... Flood Victims Rebuild

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PALO - The town of Palo is now in a pick-up mode. People there are gearing up for a massive clean up effort this weekend. But volunteers aren't waiting to do away with the debris. Preserving Palo....it's... Read more »

Generator Users: Be Mindful of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

CEDAR RAIPDS - Health officials are concerned about carbon monoxide poisoning. They say some people are using generators and power washers without proper ventilation. St. Luke's says it's seeing... Read more »

Boil Order Continues for Flood Affected Private Wells in Linn County

LINN COUNTY - Linn County Public Health say rural residents with wells in the flooded areas should keep boiling their drinking water. At least one third of the private wells tested in rural areas... Read more »

'Flood Muck' Contains Toxins

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CEDAR RAPIDS - The University of Iowa says testing shows the muck that covers the flooded out homes, roads and businesses is toxic. The water is gone, but it left behind a dangerous mess. Sludge is... Read more »

Officials Warn: High Bacteria Counts in Cedar Rapids Floodwater

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Another warning for Cedar Rapids residents. Stay out of the floodwater. Health officials say fecal coliform bacteria counts are well above the EPA's level of concern. A lot of that danger... Read more »

Cedar Rapids City Leaders Unite on Aid Requests

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids city leaders say all communities impacted by devastating floods need to present a united front to lawmakers in requesting aid. City council members met informally on Tuesday... Read more »

Another Round of Housing Inspections in Cedar Rapids

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Housing inspectors in Cedar Rapids were handing out more of those colored placards that announce how much damage the flood caused on Tuesday. Another round of inspections has started for... Read more »

Floodstock Music Festival to Raise Money for Flood Victims

Floodstock 2008 is a three-day music festival featuring local and regional bands July 3-5, 2008. WHEN Thursday, July 3 from 4:00—10:00 p.m., Friday, July 4 from 12:00—10:00 p.m. and Saturday, July... Read more »

Central Church of Christ – Disaster Relief

Central Church of Christ 1500 1st Ave NW, Cedar Rapids IA is serving our local community needs from the flood of 2008. Food Water Cleaning Supplies Hygiene Products Baby Needs We also will be dispatching... Read more »

Officials to Warn Tornado, Flood Victims of Scams

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CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - State and federal officials have a message for flood and tornado victims -- be careful of scams. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says damaged area can be a "magnet" for fraud because... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Isn't Tarping Debris Removal Trucks

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The city of Cedar Rapids is not putting tarps over the trucks it's using to haul away debris. Public Works manager Craig Hanson says the city doesn't have enough time or enough tarps... Read more »

Cedar Rapids Flood Debris Could Fill more than Four Football Fields

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CEDAR RAPIDS -- More than two-years worth of garbage is coming out of flood-damaged homes and businesses. The city estimates 1300 blocks of Cedar Rapids suffered flood damage. That amounts to 9.2 square... Read more »

Emergency Daycare Begins Tuesday for Flood Victims

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Flooded buildings are no place for kids and volunteers will offer a daycare alternative beginning Tuesday. While parents struggle to clean up the damage, the need for childcare is immediate.... Read more »

BBQ Round-Up is On!

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CEDAR RAPIDS - After the flood, many downtown Cedar Rapids events faced cancellation, unless organizers could quickly find another location. And one of the biggest attractions will go on this week. With... Read more »