The new Housing and Urban Development's Regional Administrator talked about resource allocation and creating an open dialogue ...

Here's a map, compiled by news research analyst John McGlothlen with assistance from multimedia reporter Max Freund, showing all known fires in the Cedar Rapids flood zone since June 2008.

On April 5, the updated flood insurance rate maps of Cedar Rapids, also known as floodplain maps, will change the flood risk category of approximately 1, 900 properties. The City of Cedar Rapids ...

Flood insurance rates may soon change for nearly 2000 property owners in Cedar Rapids, as updated flood plain maps will go into effect in April. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says about ...

On June 13, 2008, the Cedar River crested to a historic 31.12 feet, 11 feet higher than the river had gone before. Seventeen years later, Cedar Rapids is more t ...

The City of Cedar Rapids says a new law signed by President Joe Biden will help speed up progress on the Cedar River Flood Protection System. “This is an encouraging step for Cedar Rapids as we ...

Last year, Cedar Rapids adopted its $625 million flood protection plan, which calls for building miles of levees and floodwalls on both sides of the river over the next 20 years.

Cedar Rapids receiving $180 million to finish flood wall The API failed to deliver the resource. City leaders say this type of construction protects businesses in areas more likely to flood.

Federally, these Cedar Rapids floods bookend Barack Obama’s presidency. As a candidate eight years ago he canceled a stop in Cedar Rapids to avoid getting in the way of flood recovery.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The city of Cedar Rapids has launched an online map this week that shows the damage and recovery status of properties affected by massive flooding in June 2008.

Today, the DNR held two meetings at the Cedar Rapids City Services building, informing the public and city leaders about how risk has changed in areas since the 2010 maps.

Residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second largest city, are beginning evacuations even as sandbagging continues in preparation for the biggest flood in the city since a devastating deluge in 2008.