Kirkwood students plant 1100 flags to highlight suicide risk
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids marks 1100 white flags on campus near Iowa Hall to illustrate the number of college student deaths by suicide each year. Active Minds, the national group with a Kirkwood chapter, leads the event as a call to action for mental health awareness.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kyla Ford
Lisbon
Iowa Hall
Active Minds
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Crisis lines for area suicide prevention listed
The Corridors crisis page lists 24 hour death by own action prevention resources. Providers include Crisis Center of Johnson County, Foundation 2, and Linn County coalition contact numbers. Angie Ziesman Weiler remarks on campus prevention efforts.
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Johnson County
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Linn County
Iowa native Riley Smith stars in Frequency debut on CW
Marion native Riley Smith headlines Frequency as Frank Sullivan a New York undercover cop who connects with his daughter in 2016 after dying in 1996 via a ham radio signal The pilot was shot in Vancouver where Smith says the look was purposely worn to convey a worn life The show debuts at 8 p m on The CW with Smith’s past as a model and actor noted as background color
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Riley Smith
Alburnett High School
Markus Keen
Nashville
New York
Frank Sullivan
Vancouver
Smith
Frank
Marion
Berms may stay on Cedar Riverfront for years
Cedar Rapids officials weigh keeping temporary flood berms along the Cedar River for years while waiting for a permanent system. Flood control manager Rob Davis says it makes sense to leave protections in place near Czech Village where a new earthen berm is planned in two to three years, despite trail detours.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
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Davis
Clown Sighting Prank Spreads in Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids police report three local high school students dressed as clowns Monday afternoon and evening, driving around northwest and northeast Cedar Rapids. The incident follows a broader national clown craze igniting social media.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
United States
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