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A teenager was seriously injured Sunday when he was “accidentally” shot at a residence in Marion, police said. According to the Marion Police Department, officers were called to the 1300 block of Seventh Street in Marion for an accidental shooting.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Businesswoman and community leader Amara Andrews on Monday announced she plans to launch a bid for Cedar Rapids mayor.

Hoping to get out on the water this summer?“Don’t delay,” Shawn Harmon advised. Harmon, co-owner of SW Marine in Palo, said shortages of hulls, outboard motors and accessories are a lingering effect of the COVID-19 pandemic that’s disrupted supply and distribution in other industries, too.

What’s the secret to getting a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? Persistence, and an unwillingness to take no for an answer. Renee Dietrich is a Cedar Rapids native who has scheduled a dozen vaccine appointments for family members, friends and herself since February. Though luck may play a part, she said she’s had to learn a few tricks to find appointments.

More than 1 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Iowa, but as the rollout continues some may be hesitant to take the shot.

CEDAR RAPIDS — What was once a quiet neighborhood where a mother didn’t have to worry about her kids riding their bikes to nearby Bever Park has transformed into one where neighbors say they have been subject to bullets from drive-by shootings striking their homes, stolen cars being abandoned on the street and noise at all hours of the night.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city is gearing up for a spring of continued cleanup after working through the winter to clear debris from trees downed in the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho.

Tiffany O’Donnell, CEO of Women Lead Change in Cedar Rapids and a former TV news anchor at KGAN/KFXA, has begun a campaign to run for Cedar Rapids mayor against incumbent Brad Hart in the Nov. 2 election.

With one COVID-19 death in Iowa reported Sunday, the state saw the weekly average of deaths caused by the coronavirus dip to the lowest rate in nearly eight months.

The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.