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Your voice- I-80 Westbound Reduced to One Lane Near AvocaThe left lane of Interstate 80 is blocked Near Avoca, In Pottawattamie County, due to a semi crash. Use caution when traveling in this area. Source […]Iowa Department of Transportation
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Tag Archives: Cedar Rapids
Vacant CR house destroyed in fire was being remodeled
CEDAR RAPIDS – Investigators are still working to determine the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a vacant house and damaged neighboring homes on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids Friday. According to fire department spokesman Greg Buelow, … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged 1707 Washington Ave. SE, building services, Cedar Rapids, fire, Greg Buelow, michael saba, southeast
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Second man arrested in robbery where victim was tied up
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police said a second person has been arrested in connection with a robbery last October where the victim was tied up in a bathroom. Ronald C. Thomas, 27, of 5560 Sixth St. SW, was arrested Wednesday on … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
Tagged 1261 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, Lazarick Pearce, Matthew Harnhart, police, robbery, Ronald Thomas
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UPDATE: No environmental issues expected after fire at Cedar Rapids wastewater treatment plant
UPDATE at 10:52 a.m. by Jeff Raasch CEDAR RAPIDS – A two-alarm fire at the Cedar Rapids wastewater treatment plant Friday morning will not lead to any environmental contamination, officials said. No one was hurt in the fire, which was … Continue reading
Time Check Rec Center demolition begins today
CEDAR RAPIDS – Demolition began today on the flood-ruined Time Check Recreation Center. According to Flood Recovery Director Joe O’Hern, the demolition began Tuesday morning and will most likely take a couple days to complete. The City Council decided not … Continue reading
Man asks to go to jail, says he has no where to stay
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who said he had caused damage to vehicles and asked to go to jail Sunday eventually got his wish, police said. Carlos Olivas, 24, address unknown, called police around 12:15 p.m. from a Taco Bell … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
Tagged Carlos Olivas, Cedar Rapids, criminal mischief
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Man seriously hurt in Otis Road crash improving
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man has shown medical improvement after a single-vehicle crash left him with serious injuries. Kevin Baker, 26, was westbound in the 1600 block of Otis Road SE around 4:30 p.m. Friday when he lost … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged accident, Cedar Rapids, Crash, Kevin Baker, Otis Road SE, police, wreck
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Father uses son as “human shield” during altercation involving loaded gun
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police said a Cedar Rapids man who had a loaded handgun in his possession used his young son in an attempt to protect himself during an altercation early Sunday. Keith J. Cerney, 24, of 1518 12th Ave. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1518 12th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, child endangerment, disturbance, gun, Keith Cerney, Kizzie Eison, police, Revolver
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Police: Cedar Rapids brick assault might be tied to earlier disturbance
CEDAR RAPIDS – No arrests have been made after a brick crashed through the window of a Cedar Rapids home Sunday, injuring a 13-year-old boy. Police said Deryck Edaburn was sitting in the living room of a friend’s house, at … Continue reading
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Tagged 316 11th St. NW, assault, brick, Cedar Rapids, Deryck Edaburn, disturbance, police
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Cedar Rapids Boy, 13, Injured After Brick Hits Him
CEDAR RAPIDS – A brick that flew through a window in the city’s northwest side injured a 13-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon, according to investigators. Cedar Rapids police tell TV-9 that, at about 2 p.m. Sunday, a brick that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Police Department
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