Steve Estenson News Today

The Linn County Board of Supervisors is enacting a policy to help county staff handle incidents of workplace violence by employees or the public, making clear that physical, verbal or visual threats or other disruptive behavior are not allowed on county property.

CEDAR RAPIDS – Weathered consultants with Hurricane Katrina on their resumes showed up here almost instantly as city, county and …

About half the roughly $100 million in aid to local governments sought by Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Linn County in the aftermath of the 2020 derecho has been received so far from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As if the Aug. 10 derecho had not caused enough devastation, the storm’s aftermath is putting Linn County’s local governments to the test as they front tens of millions of dollars in cleanup costs while waiting for the federal government to reimburse much — but not all — of it months from now. Budget cushions built up to deal with emergencies and other unexpended funds are being tapped to meet the costs, but for Marion that may not prove enough: The city is looking for a bank to extend ...