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Minivan strikes utilities pole, road will be blocked for several hours

CEDAR RAPIDS – Authorities will have 11th St. SW blocked off between 15th Ave. SW and 16th Ave. SW for several hours Saturday, after a minivan struck an Alliant Energy utilities pole. According to police, the minivan was traveling southbound … Continue reading

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CR firefighters extinguish fire at another flood-damaged house

Updated at 3:50 p.m. with more information by Emily Busse CEDAR RAPIDS – Firefighters contained an attic fire within 10 minutes at a flood-damaged house Friday afternoon. According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, construction workers installing a door at … Continue reading

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Man injured in two-vehicle crash outside CR Ice Arena

CEDAR RAPIDS  - One man was transported to the hospital Thursday night following a two-vehicle accident outside the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Shortly before 10 p.m., a white minivan collided with a red pickup truck outside the Ice Arena at … Continue reading

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Three injured in two-vehicle CR accident

CEDAR RAPIDS – One adult and two children were injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon. According to police, a gray Toyota Camry and a green Ford sedan collided at the intersection of Westwood Dr. and F Ave. NW shortly … Continue reading

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Mobile speed camera Jeep mostly unscathed in fender-bender

CEDAR RAPIDS – At least one person hadn’t heard about the Cedar Rapids police department’s famous red Jeep. She knows about it now, though. The vehicle, which is equipped with a camera system that automatically snaps photos of speeders as they … Continue reading

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Marion man arrested in connection with September stabbing

Updated with bond information at 5:15 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man was charged with attempted murder Tuesday in connection with a September stabbing incident. According to Cedar Rapids police, officers arrested 28-year-old Jason Morris Tuesday at his Marion … Continue reading

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Man accused of offering money for sex acts in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police said three women accused an Iowa City man of trying to offer them money in exchange for sex acts Sunday. LeRoy D. Clark, 31, of 428 Southgate Ave., has been charged with prostitution, according to a … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Charges pending after vehicle crashes into CR house

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police said charges are pending following an early morning crash Saturday. At about 3 a.m., a four-door sedan crashed into a home on the 100 block of Brentwood Dr. NE. Two people were inside the vehicle, and … Continue reading

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13-year-old hit by car, injured in Palo accident

PALO – A 13-year-old boy was injured after being struck by a car Friday night. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s office, Samantha Eggers, 25, of Cedar Rapids, was driving westbound on Blairs Ferry Rd. when she struck the 13-year-old … Continue reading

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Dump truck hits pole, hydrant, phone box in one-vehicle crash

Updated with City Carton Inc. information at 4 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS – A one-vehicle accident involving a dump truck caused more than $16,000 in damages and shut down power to a recycling center after it struck a utility pole, fire … Continue reading

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