http://www.yourstreet.com/news/cedar-rapids-ia YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Cedar Rapids, Ia. — Rep. Dick Taylor, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, has resigned from the Legislature, saying he wants to focus on his family. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750150/taylor-resigns-from-iowa-legislature Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:41:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library has decided to remain in a historic area of southwest Cedar Rapids hit hard by the 2008 flooding. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708351/czech-museum-plans-to-rebuild-in-c-r- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:55:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The first red-light cameras could be in place in Cedar Rapids within a couple months. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708254/cedar-rapids-nears-use-of-traffic-cameras Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:25:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — It could be another bad year for pheasant hunting, with a statewide count indicating the second-lowest number of birds on record. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708258/count-indicates-poor-pheasant-season-in-iowa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:17:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - It could be another bad year for pheasant hunting, with a statewide count indicating the second-lowest number of birds on record. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708354/count-indicates-poor-pheasant-season-in-iowa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:10:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after he led police on a chase that reached 120 mph. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697616/cedar-rapids-police-chase-reaches-120-mph Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:08:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 8, 2009 6:04 AM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after he led police on a chase that reached 120 mph. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697048/police-chase-reaches-120-mph Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:04:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 7, 2009 2:04 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to pay to replace a flooded-out fire station just blocks from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692428/fema-agrees-to-pay-for-new-cr-fire-station Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:04:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 7, 2009 12:04 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Cedar Rapids ethics board says a city planning commissioner did not have a conflict of interest when she voted to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692430/board-commissioner-s-housing-vote-not-a-conflict Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:04:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Jeff McGuire could have become a CPA but instead he joined the organization known for taking down Al Capone in the 1930s. It wasn't the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Capone was taken down for income tax evasion in 1931 by the Intelligence... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6680744/iowa-irs-agents-play-key-role-in-investigations Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:41:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Dubuque man to 50 years in prison on child pornography charges. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6670166/dubuque-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-child-porn Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:05:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 2, 2009 5:14 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a Dubuque man to 50 years in prison on child pornography charges. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6669071/dubuque-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-child-porn Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:14:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 2, 2009 5:14 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a Dubuque man to 50 years in prison on child pornography charges. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6670234/dubuque-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-child-porn Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:14:08 -0700 Cedar Rapids, Ia. — A federal judge on Tuesday moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid to Sioux Falls, S.D. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6670307/rubashkin-trial-moved-from-cedar-rapids-to-sioux-falls Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:40:08 -0700 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A U.S. District Court judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661158/iowa-judge-moves-trial-for-plant-managers-to-sioux-falls Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:58:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Monday delayed the trial of four former top managers at an Iowa slaughterhouse where 389 people were arrested last year in what was the largest immigration raid in U.S. history at the time.U.S. District Court Judge Linda... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661416/massive-iowa-immigration-raid-trial-could-be-moved Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:27:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The program directors at the Mayor's Youth Empowerment program in Cedar Rapids have terminated former University of Iowa Basketball star Roy Marble from his position there after learning of his recent arrest. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661178/former-iowa-basketball-star-marble-fired-from-city-job Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:22:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge has pushed back the trial of four former top managers of a kosher slaughterhouse company. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661212/judge-delays-trial-for-agriprocessors-plant-managers Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:06:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Cedar Rapids plans to rid city sidewalks of cigarette butts. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653865/cedar-rapids-to-rid-city-of-cigarette-butts Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:42:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 31, 2009 1:34 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Cedar Rapids plans to rid city sidewalks of cigarette butts. The Cedar Rapids Downtown District wants to decrease... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653526/cedar-rapids-to-rid-city-of-cigarette-butts Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:34:08 -0700