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Cedar Rapids, IA (AP) — Police in Cedar Rapids are still searching for a gunman or gunmen who opened fire at a hotel party, injuring six people. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Ramada by Wyndham Cedar Rapids Hotel. Police said on Facebook that several dozen people were at a birthday party in a conference room when a disturbance broke out among some attendees, and several shots were fired. One victim is hospitalized with serious injuries. Police say the other victims ...

Police in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are still searching for a gunman or gunmen who opened fire at a hotel party, injuring six people.

Six people were injured in the shooting at a birthday party Friday night.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are still searching for a...

[UPDATED] Identities Revealed in I-380 Crash That Killed One [UPDATED Monday, March 8, 1:10 PM] The Cedar Rapids Police Department has revealed more details on an early morning crash on Sunday that killed one person and injured four others. According to a media release, a 2019 Ford F-150 was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-380 when it hit a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban K1500, north of the 7th Street NE exit. The driver was the only occupant of the Ford, while the Chevy had four to...

One dead three injured in late night crash on the S Curve

CEDAR RAPIDS — A proposal to ban traffic cameras throughout Iowa — except on the dangerous S-curve on Interstate 380 by downtown Cedar Rapids — got the green light Thursday from the Iowa Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Senate Study Bill 1176 seeks to bar Iowa communities from using automated traffic enforcement systems, reviving lawmakers’ on-again, off-again attempts for years to regulate or eliminate them. Some lawmakers see the cameras as traffic safety tools that reduce p...

Des Moines Register A man was extradited from California to Iowa after being charged in the 2011 death of a Cedar Rapids man.  Mykel Allan Roberts, 29, was charged with first degree murder, attempted murder and going armed with intent in the killing of Dexter Meeks. No suspect was identified in Meeks death before Roberts confessed to the killing at a California sheriffs office last year.  At the time of Roberts confession in April 2020, he was being held in custody by the Stanislaus County Sh...

Editors Note: After video last summer captured the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests for social justice reverberated across the country, including in the Corridor. Local governments and school districts made promises about how they would respond to the calls to eliminate systematic racism. Now months later, here are updates on where these public agencies stand.

CEDAR RAPIDS - A citizens review board crafted to hold local law enforcement accountable and promote equity in policing received final City Council approval Tuesday, marking a key step forward in city officials efforts to meet racial justice advocates demands for police reform.