“Our goal is to help people succeed. It’s not to keep someone out. It’s also a high goal of ours to maintain the integrity of the profession,” Tim Carmody, chair of the ILEA council, said. thegazette.com/crime-courts/c…

Nine dogs dead since removal from Johnson County puppy farm thegazette.com/news/nine-dogs…

A consulting firm has provided the Cedar Rapids Fire Department with a report detailing several suggestions for improving functionality. thegazette.com/fires/cedar-ra…

Fines begin for violators caught by Marion traffic cameras thegazette.com/crime-courts/f…

From Emily Andersen: A 30-day warning period ended Monday, meaning drivers caught on camera driving too fast or running red lights now will receive a citation in the mail. thegazette.com/crime-courts/f…

The city is hoping to have the job posted by the end of the week thegazette.com/local-governme…

“She had a rough start, but boy, we’re going to make up for it. She’s going to have a good life,” said Amy Zamarron-Riley, Harper’s new owner. “She will be loved. She now gets to be a dog and not a piece of property.” thegazette.com/news/new-life-…

District says “all campus closure” is for the safety of students and staff. thegazette.com/k/cedar-rapids…

Proactive safety measures put in place in the Cedar Rapids schools following a threat made on social media will remain in place through Friday. “We are confident in the fact that school is safe for the kids to be in." thegazette.com/k/after-threat…

A proposed Cedar Rapids ordinance has given some animal welfare activists "paws" over how it would address free-roaming cats in the city. thegazette.com/local-governme…

Cedar Rapids schools and the city’s police department will be piloting a new group violence intervention program after more students have faced criminal charges so far this academic year. Emily Andersen thegazette.com/crime-courts/s…

Iowa students are calling for an end to the “massacre” of children, asking lawmakers to consider stronger gun laws following a shooting at Perry High School last week where a sixth-grader was killed. thegazette.com/k/stop-this-ma…

Ok, folks. I have an over-the-phone interview scheduled on Friday with the victim in this case, William Woods. What questions does everyone have?

From Trish Mehaffey: the detective who broke the crazy identity theft case was given an award. He shared a few details about the investigation process. Stay tuned for more on this. I've been talking with Woods himself and am working on fleshing out his story. thegazette.com/crime-courts/d…

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office released a report Monday stating that the fatal shooting of a Cedar Rapids man in April by three Cedar Rapids Police Officers was legally justified, Emily Andersen reports. thegazette.com/crime-courts/i…

ICYMI from Emily Andersen: The backlog has left many Iowans waiting for respite care, wheelchairs, occupational therapy, and other services. thegazette.com/health-care-me…

Pascual Pedro was deported less than a week after he was detained at a regular check-in appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Cedar Rapids. Emily Andersen thegazette.com/news/west-libe…

Oliver Matalon is a second-grade problem solver, and last month he earned a national award for his invention that fixes a problem he kept running into: recessed seat belt buckles. Emily Andersen thegazette.com/education/meet…