Significant damage was done in a short amount of time.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - ITC Midwest awards $200,000 to the ReLeaf Program to support tree replanting after the August 2020 derecho. The pr…
After a one-year absence due to the pandemic and the derecho, Czech Goulash Day will return to Cedar Rapids!
According to the survey, 32,773 acres of urban tree canopy were wiped out by the storm. The DNR estimated the storm destroyed 4,424,426 indivi…
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) – The city of Cedar Rapids released its derecho After-Action report on Friday, just 2 days after the Linn County Eme…
The Linn County Emergency Management Agency was the first to release its after-action review of last year’s derecho.
Members of the immigrant and refugee community are still fighting battles that began as soon as the derecho’s winds died down.
Fairley took his food truck through different neighborhoods every day, cooking up chicken, pulled pork, ribs and sides for the masses.
A year after the storm hit, crews are still repairing damage to the city hall in Tama. The building’s garage was heavily damaged and is in the…
Central and eastern Iowa were hit the hardest as the derecho carved its 770-mile path through nine states.
Allen’s Orchard is still feeling the effects of the derecho, and will continue to for years to come.
In a matter of moments our view of Iowa changed. Buildings and trees that stood for generations were wiped off the map or permanently scarred.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) – “Many people did not know how much they loved their trees until they were gone,” Shannon Ramsay, founder of Trees …
Iowa lawmakers are reflecting on the last year since the August 10, 2020 derecho.
Local utility, electrical, roofing and tree trimming contractors who worked to help the area recover from the derecho are invited to the Sugar…
One year after last year’s derecho damaged hundreds of buildings in Linn County and displaced countless residents, the waiver of building perm…
The Linn County Solid Waste Agency is offering free lunch for customers & workers to recognize the derecho anniversary.
The City of Cedar Rapids announced Thursday it will be releasing $1 million in federal grant funding from the American Rescue Plan to the PATC…
Over the last two months, the Iowa Derecho Storm Resource Center has seen an increase in need and it is responding.
MARION, Iowa (KWWL) — Three weeks from Tuesday will mark one week since the August 10, 2020 derecho changed the landscape of much of Iowa and …
Tavonte Donnell Stewart, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to derecho benefit fraud in March. He was sentenced to 18 months of federal prison.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) — The City of Cedar Rapids has finished curbside tree debris collection from the August 2020 derecho. Late last week…
Matthew 25 is hosting their sixth annual Transform Week to provide home repairs to low-income homeowners.
The agency believes the lack of trees could cause Iowa’s air quality to plummet, hurt our flood mitigation ability, and that regrowing the los…
After the construction of a church extension in Linn County was destroyed in the derecho, volunteers are now back working to complete the project.
A Cedar Rapids nonprofit is in need of volunteers to assist with an annual weeklong home repair and maintenance program to benefit low-income …
The Kernels will be looking to fill the stands at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium for their remaining 42 home games.
The Board of Supervisors signed a resolution on May 12th extending the waiver of building department permit fees through August 10th, 2021.