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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 public safety costs, while others slam them as cash-generating constitutional violations. This bill w...

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 sheriff's office last year.  At the time of Roberts' confession in April 2020, he was being held in custody by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in Modesto, California for attempted murder and other charges stemming from ...

Editor's 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.