All law enforcement are trained to look for signs of distracted driving such as swerving, constant speeding up and slowing down, and the obvious sign of the glow of a phone screen.
On Friday, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the parental advocacy group lawsuit, blocking a remaining provision that would require students and staff to use a person’s preferred pronouns
A Washington, Iowa man has been charged with Homicide by Vehicle for a crash that resulted in the death of a Wellman woman in Iowa City in August, Iowa City police confirmed this week.
It’s especially important for ICFD to practice going to these types of calls as they continue to see a majority of calls require emergency medical services.In 2022, they responded to 9,039 calls for service. 56% of those were Emergency Medical Service calls.
On Thursday, the City of Marion announced that they have partnered with the Housing Fund for Linn County to provide a program that can assist Marion homeowners
This kind of material is more expensive than typical glass, but it brings in more natural light while keeping the cost of cooling and heating down. It also keeps out more unwanted noise.
Officials in Cedar Rapids are looking at a program that would offer vouchers to low-income families to help them buy a bike. Under the city’s plan, once people are approved, they could either get a $700 voucher for a bike or $900 for an electric bike.
It will cost about $20,000 to get a service dog for Ezekial. Once the money is fully raised, an organization in Ohio called ‘4 Paws for Ability’ will breed and train a dog to help Ezekial.
Iowa’s Blue Alert system was established in 2021, but it’s first use was on September 13th, 2023, when the Iowa Department of Public Safety activated the program after Algona police officer Kevin Cram was shot and killed in the line of duty.
The “Vote Yes to Invest!”committee - made up of various school board members and area residents - spent several weeks collecting signatures to present in front of the board. According to their facebook page, they were able to collected 7.624 signatures. 6,909 were deemed valid signatures by the district.
The UAW has been negotiating with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. The union is making several demands including a 40% pay raise over 4 years. So far, offers from the auto makers have not come close to that mark.