It’s been four years since the 2020 derecho that wiped out 70% of Cedar Rapids' tree canopy. The city is determined to provide some 'relief' by getting trees back in the ground. "The derecho ...

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids is going on the attack — the Stump Attack. That’s the name the city has given to the herculean undertaking of grinding down thousands of tree stumps left in city ...

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 ...

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 ... as the city of Cedar Rapids works with local nonprofit Trees Forever on the ReLeaf initiative to replant about 42,000 trees on public land after the 2020 derecho destroyed ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL ... A recent study shows that the 2020 derecho did over $11 billion in damage across its path through the Midwest.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Three years after the August 2020 derecho hit Eastern Iowa, some families are still working to rebuild. TV9 talked with Abby Kokontis Griffith about her family’s ...

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 ...

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) - 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 ...

According to prosecutors, Adkins organized a business called Adkins Home Improvements LLC in October 2020 ... repair services to derecho victims and others in the Cedar Rapids area.