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A few firefighters were caught off guard late Tuesday night. At around 10 p.m., they were leaving a medical call at an apartment near Kirkwood Community College.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - More than 10 weeks after winning a casino referendum in Linn County, supporters of a Cedar Rapids casino are eyeing a critical summer.

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The Brucemore mansion can be seen from the estate's formal garden during the Brucemore Garden and Art Show on Saturday, Aug.

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and FORTUNE announced that Raining Rose was selected for the 2013 Inner City 100, a list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the U.S. The Inner City 100 program recognizes successful inner city companies and their CEOs as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job ... (more)

An arrest is merely an accusation. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

On a bright and sunny Monday afternoon, Paul Andreasen prepared hot sandwiches and french fries inside his food trailer for a small group of regulars.

Cedar Rapids Councilman Chuck Swore speaks with a police chief candidate last year.

A storm siren stands at the intersection of A Avenue and First Street NW in Cedar Rapids Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- Another bit of "Depression-era" art hidden away for decades will soon go on display again inside the council chambers at Cedar Rapids' city hall.

A Fairfield attorney representing about 70 people near Batavia said a lawsuit is highly likely against the owners of hog confinement buildings being constructed near the town.

Lionel Shriver doesn't shy away from hot-button topics. Her breakout novel, We Need to Talk About Kevin , from 2003, was about the mother of a teen who kills seven classmates in a school massacre .

Cedar Rapids Police School Resource Officer Charity Hansel watches as students leave Kennedy High School at the end of the school day on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids MedQuarter medical district will host an open house Thursday night to solicit community feedback on plans for developing the medical district.

Gov. Terry Branstad told fellow Iowa Executive Council members Monday he is still pushing to get the yearly salaries increased for their positions in 2014, but he's not optimistic given the legislative reception the proposal received last week.

So the final campaign spending numbers are in on the March 5 Linn County gambling referendum.

A regional jet owned by a contract carrier for Delta Airlines is shown after it was was damaged Sunday, May 19, 2013, when straight-line winds blew the aircraft into a boarding bridge at The Eastern Iowa Airport.

Employees from Cramer and Associates work to repair the E and F Avenue Bridge over the 5-in-1 dam in downtown Cedar Rapids.

BICYCLE FRIENDLIER: Iowa City recently moved a step ahead on the bicycle friendly path.

Scrawny, with a terminal case of goofy humor, Noah and Lee are the unlikely heroes of "Friends Dogs Bullets Lovers" , the first novel by Lennox Randon of Cedar Rapids.