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🌱 What’s coming when Cedar Crossing Casino opens along the Cedar River?

Also, don't miss Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness on the Cedar Rapids Patch calendar

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Hello Cedar Rapids! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's coming when Cedar Crossing Casino opens along the Cedar River?
  • Assault allegation leads to removal from Cedar Rapids halfway house.
  • Why an Iowa City mother's ICE case runs through Cedar Rapids

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cedar Crossing Casino announces space exhibit, expanded entertainment lineup (cbs2iowa.com) — Cedar Rapids residents will soon get a new casino, concert venue, and hands-on space exhibit as the $275 million Cedar Crossing complex prepares to open along the Cedar River in mid-November. Its Compass Center will debut the interactive "Astronaut" exhibit, with free admission for Linn County school field trips, and a slate of concerts and comedy shows is scheduled through mid-2027.
   

2. Iowa City man serving time at Cedar Rapids halfway house charged with assault (1630kcjj.com) — A resident of a Cedar Rapids halfway house, the Lary Nelsen Center, has been charged with assault after another resident reported threats and showed staff injuries backed up by security footage. The 29-year-old Iowa City man, already convicted of prior assaults, was returned to Johnson County Jail and barred from returning to the Cedar Rapids facility under a keep-separate order.
   

3. Rep. Miller-Meeks pens letter to DHS asking for Iowa City woman's release (kcrg.com) — A Cedar Rapids ICE detention facility is at the center of efforts to stop the deportation of Iowa City resident Fatou Traore, a mother of four with legal withholding of removal status. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has written and called Homeland Security's secretary seeking a stay, while hundreds recently gathered at a local church to support Traore's return.
   

4. Iowa.man who threatened "baptism by blood" sentenced (kimt.com) — In Cedar Rapids, a federal judge has sentenced a Tama County man to 78 months in prison after he posted gun photos online and threatened a violent "baptism by blood" at a community event. Investigators seized seven firearms, including an AK-47-style rifle, and the 42-year-old will also serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
   

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    My name is Kayla I am new and glad to be here! (Nextdoor Cedar Rapids SW)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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