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About a month after Pat & Fran’s Irish Pub Nov. 27 opening, a petite, elderly customer ordered a Guinness and the corned beef dinner. An Irish coffee finished off her meal. Before she left, the woman told co-owner Nick Carroll that she hadn’t eaten corned beef that tasty since the death of her parents, both Irish immigrants.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The priority crime bills of the Iowa County Attorneys Association made it through the Iowa Legislature’s funnel, passed both chambers and one has been signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

IOWA CITY — Iowa City residents could see some minor flooding in low-lying areas along the Iowa River.According to a news release, the Army Corps of Engineers is temporarily increasing outflow at the Coralville Lake. That increased outflow coupled with a forecast of rain has led the city to close the Iowa River Trail at the Highway 6 underpass.

Police have identified the man and woman who were thrown from a motorcycle Tuesday night when the two-wheeler struck a sedan on I-380 North near Wilson Avenue SW.

In a cardiac emergency, every second counts toward that person living or dying.

Tic Toc, the clock-themed neighborhood restaurant in Cedar Rapids, will be reopening. Located at 600 17th St. NE, the restaurant is under new ownership and has undergone a major remodel.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Community School District plans to spend up to $5 million over the next two years addressing a “learning loss” among students who were driven from classrooms by the COVID-19 pandemic.The $4 to $5 million directed toward that could be used for expanding summer school and increasing after-school learning opportunities.

A panel of U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday began delving into the merits of Democrat Rita Hart’s election challenge in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

A 60-year-old man faces theft charges after he allegedly used a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise at a Casey’s General Store in southwest Cedar Rapids. According to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, a 30-year-old woman reported that her wallet was stolen from Elite Orthodontics at 222 Edgewood Road NW during the morning hours of Feb. 12.

DES MOINES — Senate Republicans indicated Wednesday they expect to forge ahead with broad-based tax reform yet this session despite a number of unresolved issues clouding the outlook of Iowa’s economy.