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Cedar Rapids officials have worked out details on how to reduce areas where fireworks can be sold within the city.

If you have unpaid traffic camera citations in Cedar Rapids, the city might be able to get the money from you in other ways.

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted yesterday to ban the use of fireworks and restrict their sales within the city.

Cedar Rapids city council members voted unanimously on a Pedestrian Safety Ordinance which places new restrictions on panhandling.

But if cities want to lessen the use of fireworks they might want to contact state lawmakers. Because if you can buy them, people will set them off.

To say the use of fireworks in Cedar Rapids is a hot-button issue would be an understatement. It seems that everyone has an opinion on whether they should be allowed to be shot off, or if they simply aren't worth the trouble.

A vote at Tuesday night's City Council meeting will end up saving many Cedar Rapidians a lot of money.

The Cedar River's crest has passed. The water is going down in Cedar Rapids. Now, it's time to release some of the pent-up emotion. That's exactly what happened during Mayor Corbett's speech at a morning press conference.

Iowans that use the driving service Uber might be able to travel a little bit farther thanks to a vote by the Iowa City Council.