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Cedar Rapids is looking for damaged trees to remove and repurpose for the holidays.

Freedom Festival parade returning to downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday

The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival brought great news to fans of one of its most popular events this week.

By Sue Danielson May 24, 2021 (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Cosmo scooters will arrive in Cedar Rapids Thursday May 21st. The scooters are the newest addition to the Cedar Rapids Bike Share program. The city is hosting an event Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Greene Square, where residents can ride the new scooters for free. Staff will be there to help people download the mobile app and answer questions. Normal fares resume after the event. The Cosmos are sit-down scooters, which travel at the same speeds as traditional stand-up scooters. The Cosmo lowers the rider’s center of gravity, makes...

The Associated Press ap photo — In this 2020 file photo, Jerime Mitchell speaks to the crowd as his wife Bracken holds the microphone during a protest against police brutality at Greene Square in Cedar Rapids. IOWA CITY — An insurer for the City of Cedar Rapids will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was paralyzed after a white police officer shot him during a 2016 traffic stop, the city announced Monday. The payout will settle a long-running lawsuit brought by Jerime Mitchell, 42, over a shooting that had sparked protests and exposed tensions between Black residents and authorities i...