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Night Patrols For Flooded Homeowners
 CEDAR RAPIDS - Angie Reinert and her family of six are finally home after the flood put four feet of water in their first floor. "And we still have stuff in other peoples garages, so hopefully this... Read more » 
A Ghost Town After the Flood
CEDAR RAPIDS - It's like stepping back in time. One Cedar Rapids neighborhood remains virtually untouched five months after the June disaster. While other flood victims are working to rebuild their... Read more » 
Downtown CR Skywalks Open After Flood
CEDAR RAPIDS - Downtown Cedar Rapids' skywalk system is now open for the first time since the flood. More than three miles of indoor walkways allow the 13,000 workers downtown to stay inside during the... Read more » 
Rebuild Iowa Commission Recommends Disaster Recovery StepsDES MOINES - A special state commission has released an extensive flood recovery plan for Iowa. Download a complete copy... Read more » 
CR Police Want Additional Officers After Flood
CEDAR RAPIDS - We now know that it took 34 outside agencies more than 13,000 man-hours to police Cedar Rapids in the weeks directly after the flood. Now, with them gone, the city's police chief, Greg Graham,... Read more » 
New Hartford Considers New CityNEW HARTFORD - 2008 is a year of firsts in the town of New Hartford. An EF-5 tornado hit in May, and a 500 year flood hit in June. Mayor Gordy Ballhagen says the water from Beaver Creek put nearly... Read more » 
Garrison Keillor Donates to CR Library
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Garrison Keillor is helping the public library in Cedar Rapids recover from the summer floods. The author, storyteller and creator and host of the Minnesota Public Radio show... Read more » 
City Crews Scramble to Get Ready for Winter
CEDAR RAPIDS - The possibility of snow flurries by the end of the week, means winter isn't far away. And Cedar Rapids streets workers are scrambling to get ready. The city's having a tough time because... Read more » 
FEMA Offers Hotels as Option During TestingMARION (AP) - Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say flood victims concerned about the safety of their manufactured homes may relocate to hotels as contractors retest air quality. Once... Read more » Rebuild Iowa Commission to MeetWEST DES MOINES (AP) - The Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission is scheduled to talk this week about its 120-day report that will take an in depth view of how Iowa should respond to widespread flooding and... Read more » 
Capri Students Donate to Flood Victims
DUBUQUE - One Dubuque-based Cosmetology College is helping flood victims, who were also once cosmetology students. Last weekend Capri students helped raise $25,000 for victims of the Iowa floods and... Read more » 
Charles City to Replace Landmark Lost in FloodCHARLES CITY (AP) - The Charles City Council has approved an engineering agreement to build a $4.8 million cable stayed bridge to replace a historic suspension bridge lost during June flooding. ... Read more » 
UPDATE - Flooded Family's Back Up Plan: A Tent
UPDATE - The United Way of East Central Iowa says they've secured housing for the Deason family until they can move into an apartment. UWECI representatives say they are funding one more night at a... Read more » 
Public Health: Mold Levels in Downtown CR Building Normal
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Iowa Department of Public Health says mold levels at the Iowa Building in downtown Cedar Rapids are normal. Concerns developed when some workers with the Department of Human Services... Read more »
Two Charged with Disaster Relief Fraud
IOWA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Attorney's Office has charged two people from Cedar Rapids with disaster relief fraud in separate indictments. Jermaine Graham and Kelley Brutsman face charges that they... Read more » 
Flood Damaged Homes Coming Down
CEDAR RAPIDS - The date is set. The City of Cedar Rapids says it will begin demolishing flood-damaged houses that sustained extensive structural damage on Tuesday, October 28th, at 11:00 a.m.
Movin' Back into Geneva Towers
CEDAR RAPIDS - Moving day finally arrived for who live in the Geneva Towers building in downtown Cedar Rapids. About 175 disabled and mentally challenged residents had to leave in June when flood water... Read more » 
Iowa gets $23 Million in Federal Disaster Aid
IOWA CITY (AP) - Iowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divvied up among 28 states by the... Read more »
Flood Changes Housing Options
CEDAR RAPIDS - Many flood victims are having to change their standards as they search for affordable housing in Cedar Rapids. The flood damaged more than 5,000 homes and rental properties. Many of them... Read more » 
Downtown Cedar Rapids Restaurant to Re-open Saturday
CEDAR RAPIDS - One popular downtown Cedar Rapids restaurant that flooded in June is holding its grand re-opening on Saturday. Blend is newly remodeled, and it now features patio seating, a bigger bar,... Read more » 
Contractors Say They are the Ones Getting Scammed
CEDAR RAPIDS - A local plumber says he's frustrated some flooded homeowners aren't paying for the work he does. Says he'll no longer give flood victims the benefit of the doubt. Now he's asking for cash... Read more » 
New Homes Are Scoops Closer for Flood Victims
CEDAR RAPIDS - Flood victims are a few shovel-loads closer to having new homes. The city of Cedar Rapids is teaming up with Skogman Homes to build eleven new houses in the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood,... Read more » 
Experts Expect to See Rise in Domestic Abuse
CEDAR RAPIDS - Mental health experts say the real emotional effects of the June flood are yet to come. One of them could be domestic abuse. A team at St. Luke's Hospital has spent the last few months... Read more » 
Cedar Rapids Firm Will Build Houses on City Land
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - The city and a local building firm are teaming up to build houses in Cedar Rapids for 11 families flooded out of their homes last June. The Skogman Construction Company will break... Read more » City Changes Building Permit Process for Rebuilding After FloodCEDAR RAPIDS - The City of Cedar Rapids is temporarily changing the building permit process, as passed by the City Council on October 15, 2008, to allow residents to use volunteer labor from non-profit... Read more » 
Volunteers Needed: Rebuild Taylor and Fitness Trail
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids Community School District is asking for volunteers to help rebuilding efforts at Taylor Elementary and to help build a new fitness trail. Volunteers are asked to meet... Read more » 
Cedar Rapids to Get First Jumpstart Checks Friday
DES MOINES - Governor Culver says he'll be in Cedar Rapids on Friday to present the first Jumpstart Iowa Housing and Small Business funds to be distributed by the city. The event will take place at... Read more » 
Firm Says Bridge Repair to Cost Nearly $4 Million
WATERLOO (AP) - An engineering firm says it will cost more than $3.8 million to repair two bridges over the Cedar River that were damaged during record flooding in June. The Cedar Valley Nature... Read more » 
Al's Red Frog Plans to Open By Christmas
CEDAR RAPIDS - There's a story behind the mural on the wall at Al's Red Frog. Back when this place was a dance hall, the artist paid for his beer by painting it here. Debra Anson says sometimes you do... Read more » 
Neumann Head of Economic Redevelopment Group
CEDAR RAPIDS - The group charged with identifying economic redevelopment needs in Cedar Rapids and Linn County after the flood has a new leader. Doug Neumann is now executive director of the Economic... Read more » 
Cedar Rapids Workers Get Extra Pay for Flood Duty
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - One hundred and fifty Cedar Rapids employees are getting extra pay for their work during this summer's flooding. The payments for the employees who don't qualify for overtime... Read more » 
Art Work from U of I Museum of Art Back on Campus
DES MOINES (AP) - Some of the art work from the University of Iowa Museum of Art's permanent collection has been returned to campus. June's flooding forced officials to close the museum. Nearly... Read more » 
Neighborhood Comes Together as House Comes Down
CEDAR RAPIDS - A house in Czech Village was torn to the ground on Thursday. It was on the corner of B Street and 19th Avenue SW, just one block from the Cedar River. "It's hard I knew it was coming.... Read more » 
Cedar Rapids' Proposed Flood Plan Could Cost $1 Billion
CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids has detailed the city's proposed flood prevention plan, and it could cost as much as a $1 billion. That cost would build seven miles of protective barriers along the Cedar... Read more » 
One Small Business Follows Customers to Westdale
CEDAR RAPIDS - Westdale Mall has ended up as the temporary home for a number of city and county offices and services. And one small business owner who depended on some of those government workers for... Read more » 
C.R. Draws a Flood Line in the Street
CEDAR RAPIDS - For the last five years, the African American Museum of Iowa has grown at its spot next to the Cedar River. "Iowa has 99 counties, and last year we did programs in 70 of them," said Ed... Read more » 
Congressional Delegation Hears About Flood Woes
CEDAR RAPIDS - U.S. Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley and Congressmen Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack took to the flood-ravaged streets of eastern Iowa Monday in an effort to revisit the areas still... Read more » 
Waterloo to Start Handing Out Flood Aid Next WeekWATERLOO (AP) - Waterloo got its flood money. Now, the city has to figure out what to do with it. The city council voted Thursday to approve more than $1 million in aid from state agencies. Mayor... Read more » 
Tax Relief for Flood Victims Tucked into Bailout Bill
CEDAR RAPIDS - The economic bailout bill comes with an added surprise... tax relief for Iowa disaster victims. On Friday the House passed the $700-billion bill to rescue the country's troubled banks.... Read more » 
Flood Victims Wonder Where to Vote
CEDAR RAPIDS - June's disaster could create a lot of confusion in November on election day. Many uprooted flood victims are wondering where to go to vote. Where you live depends on where you vote.... Read more »
Flooded Teachers Get a Boost
CEDAR RAPIDS - The flood put the owners of Sykora Bakery in the Czech village in a precarious spot. Not only are they out of business, but they're also out of their element. "My wife and I are usually... Read more » 
EXTENDED CUT: Complete Interview with Iowa Governor Chet Culver
Iowa Governor Chet Culver spoke to KCRG-TV 9's Beth Malicki Thursday Afternoon to discuss the work the state is doing to help Iowans recover from this year's natural disasters. To watch the entire interview,... Read more » 
Heating Assistance Program Starts Wednesday
CEDAR RAPIDS - This winter, HACAP says more Eastern Iowans will have to ask for heating assistance for the first time, ever. October 1st starts its low income heating energy assistance program,... Read more » 
Cedar Rapids Begins Assessing Flood-Damaged Homes
CEDAR RAPIDS - How much are some flood-damaged homes in Cedar Rapids worth after the trail of destruction in June? City inspectors are out walking the hard-hit areas now to answer that question. The... Read more » 
Culver: Disaster Aid 'Bridge' Will Tide State Over
DES MOINES (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver says $300 million in federal and state disaster aid should tide the state over until the Legislature returns to session in January. Culver says the aid and disaster... Read more » 
Phone Lines Flooded for Cedar Rapids Jumpstart Program
CEDAR RAPIDS - Since 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, the phone lines have been taking calls from flood victims looking for money from Iowa's new Jumpstart program. The call center expects to get about... Read more » 
Jumpstart Fund Information for Iowa CityIOWA CITY - Application forms and more detailed information regarding the Governor's Jumpstart funds will be mailed to affected property owners, and will also be available on this web page and Planning... Read more » 
How to Apply for Jumpstart Money
CEDAR RAPIDS - Flood victims in one of the hardest-hit cities can start applying for up to $72,000 in state financial aid, on Tuesday morning. Jumpstart Iowa is a $40-million state program. Cedar... Read more » 
Flooded Third Avenue Post Office Won't ReopenCEDAR RAPIDS - A small post office in downtown Cedar Rapids won't reopen because of the flood. The location on Third Avenue SE was a convenient spot for downtown businesses and their workers to... Read more » 
Courthouse Returns to Downtown Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - The Linn County Courthouse in downtown Cedar Rapids will soon be back in business. Staff is in the process of moving back to the courthouse, which was a victim of the summer's... Read more » |
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