No new tickets from Interstate 380 speed cameras yet- The Interstate 380 automated traffic cameras will remain on ice for at least a while longer as city staff conduct a “planned and deliberate” analysis of the camera program, Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said this week.
“We are not in a position of just flipping a switch,” he told the city’s finance committee Wednesday. “We want to do it in the right way for the right reasons.” Read more...
15 and alone: Boy's dad caught in Mount Pleasant immigration raid- At 15 years old, high school student Walfred Uriza considers himself orphaned by the immigration raid that landed his father in the Linn County Jail, potentially waiting to be deported.
Elmer Uriza is one of the 32 men arrested May 9 at the MPC Enterprises manufacturing plant by immigration officials working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
That day, Walfred was picked up from the Mount Pleasant Community High School by a family friend who told him of his father’s fate — breaking the news that the teen was now alone. Read more...
Organizers announce 2018 FRYfest to honor Nile Kinnick's 100th birthday- The 10th FRYfest will the 100th birthday of one of Hawkeye Football’s most famous — Nile Kinnick.
The event, which typically features a trade show, pep rally and block party with fireworks, is scheduled each year the night before the University of Iowa’s first home football game. A concert from the Pork Tornadoes and a panel discussion from the 1983 coaching staff will headline the Aug. 31 event in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing, future home of an arena that will host Hawkeye volleyball matches. Read more...
New uniform, same old state track success for Center Point-Urbana's Myles Bach- The only difference was the uniform.
“It feels the same, to be honest,” Center Point-Urbana’s Myles Bach said after winning his third consecutive Class 3A boys’ 3,200-meter state championship Thursday afternoon at Drake Stadium.
Bach captured two state titles in both the 3,200 and the 1,600 at Marion, then trekked northward for his senior year. He outran former teammate Jeremy Fopma in the final three laps and won in 9 minutes, 28.90 seconds. Fopma finished in 9:33.91. Read more...
Editorial: Housing commission revival is a welcome step forward- Before winning December’s Cedar Rapids runoff election for mayor, Brad Hart promised to revive the city’s long-dormant Affordable Housing Commission. Hart and the City Council are preparing to make good on that pledge next week.
A resolution on the council agenda Tuesday outlines the parameters for a 21-member commission tasked with reviewing the city’s housing needs, finding ways to leverage resources to address those needs and identifying barriers to housing access, among other duties. We welcome its expected approval. Read more...