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Spectrum Health to shutter drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – With COVID-19 testing now widely available throughout the city, Spectrum Health will close its drive-through testing site in Grand Rapids on Friday, July 29, hospital officials announced this week. The drive-up site at 1300 Michigan St. first opened in March 2020 and has since conducted nearly half a million COVID-19 tests, …
BREAKING: Two people dead, ten injured in Cedar Rapids shooting | Cedar Rapids
UPDATE (5:00 a.m.) — Cedar Rapids Police have confirmed that there were approximately 10 people injured in the shooting. Police said it happened at the “Taboo Nightclub and Lounge” at 1:27 a.m. The establishment’s Facebook page has gone offline since the shooting. Officers were in the area on routine patrol and were able to respond quickly. …
Cedar Rapids library rolling out mobile technology lab
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) — It’s called the Tech-to-Go van and it’s a hands-on, experiential mobile technology lab, equipped with laptops, e-readers, tiny robots and 3D printers to give kids and adults alike an opportunity to explore their interests and learn new ones with some emerging technology. “And then find what they’re interested in, find …
Breaking barriers: Cedar Rapids teacher giving online lessons on defiant women in history
From a makeshift classroom in her Cedar Rapids home, April Tierney is reaching students around the world, teaching math, science, history and “herstory” through the online platform, Outschool. Tierney, 39, who has a master’s degree in education and has been teaching for more than 17 years, created an Outschool account in December 2019, but didn’t …
Cedar Rapids police say officer bit by suspect while breaking up fight at Walmart
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Cedar Rapids police say a suspect assaulted a Walmart employee and bit an officer after police responded to a fight at the Walmart on the southwest side on Saturday. Authorities say they were initially alerted that two individuals were arguing and running after each other inside the store. When officers arrived, …
Another break-in at a Grand Rapids cell phone store
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids police are investigating yet another break-in at a Grand Rapids cell phone store. It happened around 2 a.m. Friday at the Metro PCS store on Grandville Avenue near Clyde Park Avenue. The owner arrived to found broken glass but tells us that there wasn’t much stolen from the store. …
Cedar Rapids schools extending virtual learning after Thanksgiving break
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Community School District will continue virtual learning for two weeks after Thanksgiving break after another waiver was approved by the Iowa Department of Education Tuesday. The district began remote learning on Nov. 12, as cases of coronavirus were spiking in Linn County, impacting the health care system and resulting …
Cedar Rapids Schools help desk receives thousands of technology queries at start of school year
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Community School District said more than 1,000 calls, emails, and questions came into its technology help desk on just the first day of school. Overall, more than 4,200 help desk tickets were opened in the two-week period spanning the first week of school and the week before …
Heavy police presence at home in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) — A dozen law enforcement vehicles are at a home along Cherry Hill Road NW in Cedar Rapids. Tony Morfitt with the United State’s Attorney’s Office Northern District of Iowa says there is an ongoing investigation. Morfitt says officers are searching for something at a residence along Cherry Hill Road. He …
Cedar Rapids Public Library piloting program promoting a healthy lifestyle
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) Patrons of the public library in Cedar Rapids will soon have access to tools and resources toward living a healthier lifestyle as part of a new pilot program, according to officials. A view inside the Cedar Rapids Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 (Taylor Holt/KCRG) A $50,000 grant given to …
