Cedar Rapids News Archives

The Iowa Department of Transportation's Manchester construction office has approved a major patching and resurfacing project on Interstate 380 to begin Tuesday night, April 1. The project will extend on I-380 ... via KWWL-TV Waterloo

A Waterloo company has been convicted of fraud and breach of contract in the sale of an airplane in 2002. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

A man is in serious condition after his pickup drove into the Cedar River. Cedar Rapids Police responded to an an accident at the Cedar River, along Otis Road, just south of the Cargill Plant at 11:00 Saturday ... via KWWL-TV Waterloo

The primary runway at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids was closed for about two hours Saturday after the landing gear on a small private airplane failed as it landed. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

Pat Chambers, a Cedar Rapids mother of 2 Iraq war veterans is proud of her sons, but she's frustrated that they're being called away to war again. via KWQC-TV Davenport

The Internal Revenue Service plans to open four sites across the state Saturday to help nonfilers get stimulus checks. via KCCI

“Whether one is retained or appointed, the most important things about being an expert witness are to be fair to the evaluee and to remain true to the science”

By ERIN JORDAN * REGISTER IOWA CITY BUREAU * March 23, 2008 Iowa State University computer engineering professor Doug Jacobson played a key role in a landmark lawsuit by the music recording industry against ... via Des Moines Register

“We're very excited to have these three guests”

The 2008 Cedar Rapids Independent Festival will host three filmmaking seminars Saturday, April 5th at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion; and a casting call April 6th for the feature film, ... via Des Moines Register

Workers at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids were being kept away from a building after a dust explosion at the plant. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

Iowa City police said Monday that they found a woman and four children dead in a home. via WTVJ Miami Channel 6

Evidence left behind in a Cedar Rapids hotel room led authorities to a man wanted for murder in Illinois. via WHO-TV Des Moines

Two women are suing their former boss at a salsa factory in eastern Iowa, claiming he made advances. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“Our product innovation and consumer marketing investments are driving strong growth on the top line”

By CHRIS WILLIAMS * Associated Press * March 19, 2008 General Mills Inc. said Wednesday its profit climbed 61 percent in the third quarter as strong demand and higher prices led to a big rise in sales. via Des Moines Register

Economy tough on local job seekers and employers Economy tough on local job seekers and employers Farmers get prediction of possible drought this summer Former inmate sues jail over MRSA infection Unidentified ... via WQAD-TV Moline

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Cedar Rapids police have arrested a man wanted for murder in Illinois. via Des Moines Register

“People were screaming, moaning, laying on the ground”

Forbes has ranked Des Moines as the fourth-best place in America for business and careers for the second straight year. via Hawk Eye

The fifth anniversary of the Iraq war was marked today in Iowa with candlelight vigils, protests and other ceremonies. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“You might think to yourself: 'This is a democracy. (Turnover) is something we shouldn't fear,' ”

By By JENNIFER JACOBS REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 16:02 on 03/18/2008 Iowans unhappy with their school board could sweep out a majority of the members under a bill passed today by the Iowa Senate. via Indianola Record-Herald

“Bill Quarton was a great philanthropist, who leaves a powerful legacy in our community”

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch has received $1.75 million from a Cedar Rapids-based endowment, a news release sent today said. via Press-Citizen

A global supplier of packaging materials and uncoated paper announced it is buying Weyerhaeuser's containerboard unit for $6 billion in cash. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a decision that prohibits a videotaped interview of a child in the trial against her alleged abuser. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

“The fact that she was at least in the proximity of the defendant, wouldn't it be reasonable for a jury to infer, that in fact, he took her where she was found?”

A private nonprofit organization that provides thousands of college loans each year to Iowa students said Wednesday it will stop taking applications for private loans because of tightening consumer credit ... via Hawk Eye

A Morocco man prosecuted in the nation's first terrorist cell trial after the September 11th terrorist attacks has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

“From a safety standpoint, it's important that the public knows we've made an arrest”

Timothy Hines, 33, and Mya Williams, 34, were arrested Thursday in connection with the stabbing death of Nathan Williams on June 22 at the Road Ranger, 1430 First Ave. via The Gazette

A man who recently auctioned his coin collection for nearly $11 million got his start in eastern Iowa. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

Two Iowa City teenagers are accused of buying guns stolen in Cedar Rapids and Muscatine County last year. via The Gazette

A handcuffed woman has escaped U.S. marshals after climbing from a patrol vehicle's back seat and driving away. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in an appeal by Roger Bentley, who was convicted of kidnapping and killing 10-year-old Jetseta Gage. via Press-Citizen

“In most cases, says Ryan, "I can't imagine that someone would want to come into your shop and inherit your equipment.”

NOTE: In addition to this sidebar to the March E&P cover story, see related stories on 'The Gazette,' in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, , and on outsourcing and consolidating production. via Editor & Publisher

“We alleged a series of violations relating to water pollution, wastewater pretreatment, and solid waste”

By By PERRY BEEMAN REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 11:40 on 03/10/2008 Cargill Inc. via Indianola Record-Herald

An altercation at a Hy-Vee grocery store here on Saturday ended with a Cedar Rapids man being charged with two counts of second-degree kidnapping, a Class B felony. via The Gazette

“That would be about 90 percent of our energy coming from America”

Lee Harder said he'll make energy a keystone of his bid for the 2nd District congressional seat. via The Gazette

An investigation is underway into an overnight house fire in Cedar Rapids. The flames broke out at 17-40 Linmar Drive Northeast shortly before 11:00 last night. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Polish Air Force has selected the Rockwell Collins F-16C Modular Simulated Aircraft Maintenance Trainer for the training of the aircraft's maintenance personnel. via Planenews Aviation News Portal

Mediacom Communications is expanding its Iowa-based customer service centers and is recruiting employees to fill more than 75 new jobs. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

By By NIGEL DUARA REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 20:22 on 03/05/2008 Family affairs can be a messy business, but a certain Cedar Rapids man is accused of making his morning trash collection a weightier matter. via Indianola Record-Herald

“We have all the information we need to take it (the case) the full route.”

By ERIN JORDAN REGISTER IOWA CITY BUREAU Posted at 10:36 on 03/05/2008 The State of Iowa has denied claims that an Iowa City woman who died in 2006 contracted Legionnaire's disease at the University of Iowa ... via Indianola Record-Herald

State regulators have rejected a proposal by Interstate Power and Light to have customers pay part of a refund for nearly $1 million in overcharges to Pioneer Hi-Bred. The Iowa Utilities Board turned down a ... via KCRG

“We are reaching out into everyone, the board and the commissions, yesterday we had a meeting with the school board this city does not operate in isolation”

The City of Cedar Rapids has faced job and budget cuts over the past year. Tonight, Mayor Kay Halloran took some time to look back and look ahead during her Condition of the City address. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

A Cedar Rapids businessman will take a run at Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack. via KCRG

“If somebody wanted to say with us and can make the move, we'd love to have them there (in Cedar Rapids)”

PRC LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, plans to close call centers in Des Moines, Marshalltown and Cedar Falls. via The Gazette

Rockwell Collins, Inc., of Cedar Rapids announced its intention to buy a Virginia-based company that produces navigation and control systems. via KCRG

“We are the only two black people who live together in this complex.”

University of Iowa senior Justin Talley said a startling discovery Sunday afternoon will make him think differently about the community he lives in. via Press-Citizen

Katelin Oney scored 27 points and Kaitlin Armstrong added 23 and Cedar Rapids Washington knocked off Sioux City North 75-63 in a 4-A quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon. via Des Moines Register