CEDAR RAPIDS — On a hot summer day, Mayor Brad Hart exited an air-conditioned 15-passenger van to showcase derecho-related tree damage at Van Vechten Park. "Snap. Snap. Snap," he said ...

Monday’s derecho, the violent thunderstorm complex that unleashed winds over 100 mph in parts of Iowa, has devastated scores of communities in the Hawkeye State. Cedar Rapids, a city of more ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — When the derecho’s winds pummeled Cedar Rapids last summer as the COVID-19 pandemic posed a public health threat, the city faced a reality that typically would seem ...

A long-vacant historic home in the Wellington Heights neighborhood is being brought back to life — and will soon house two ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — As the city of Cedar Rapids continues to recover from the devastation of the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds, the city will purchase a new stump grinder to aid in its efforts.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Thousands of homes and businesses continued to be without power across southeast Iowa as residents and crews began cleaning up from Monday’s storm. Restoration to customers will ...

The fundraising effort to replace thousands of trees lost to the 2020 derecho in Cedar Rapids has entered its final phase. The interim CEO of the non-profit group Trees Forever, Deb Powers ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The city of Cedar Rapids wants people to move any derecho-damaged vehicles off of city streets. This is because crews are still working on the first pass of debris ...

She has lived in Cedar Rapids for more than half that time. She was among the estimated 1,200 refugees displaced by the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho when it caused heavy damage to several closely ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids couple is receiving national recognition for their efforts to help neighbors after the derecho. Bridgette Williams-Robinson and her husband have provided ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL ... Center began with a social media post two hours after the derecho hit on August 10th, 2020, as a grass-roots effort to help the community recover.