The city is making strides in its flood control system, with about a dozen projects set for this year alone, with several ...

The first of a few spring flood outlooks have been posted from many of our local national weather service offices.Thanks to a lack of precipitation throughout t ...

For months now parts of the Cedar Lake’s trail has been closed off as crews work to build the flood levy on the western side.

Erica Seelman, a principal at GLD, said the report illustrates Cedar Rapids' "vibrancy and resilience" considering the devastating flood and derecho the city endured during the past 20 years.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Even with new snowfall this week — and more expected Friday — the National Weather Service is predicting that flood risks for Eastern Iowa will be below normal this spring.

crews broke ground at the site near downtown Cedar Rapids, west of the Cedar River on land that has sat largely vacant since the 2008 flood. Its approval came after the Iowa House passed a ...

Cedar Rapids uses more than $306-million in federal grants for services like transportation, law enforcement, and flood control. Anthony Arrington is a board member of the local chapter of the ...

Fairley—who had felt powerless the last time Cedar Rapids experienced a major disaster, a flood in 2008—fed people for free. “I wanted to do something,” he says. “And I was in a position ...