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CSPS Hall names new executive director

CEDAR RAPIDS — CSPS Hall has named a new executive director after launching an extensive search about four months ago. The nonprofit arts organization in the New Bohemia district named Heather Kuchar Sams as its new head Tuesday. Sams, who started in her role earlier this month, joins the existing core leadership team
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Surprise Squad: Eastern Iowa woman turns dental service trip into nonprofit now helping hundreds...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - For Lisa Hebl, the answer has always been simple: say yes. That philosophy led the Eastern Iowa woman from a single dental service trip to co-founding The Guatemala Project, a nonprofit that has provided dental services, built homes, and supported families with food and education for more th
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ASK 9: Mayor O’Donnell Discusses Data Center Developments

Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell talks with KCRG TV9's Brian Tabick about the two hyper-scale data centers under construction in Cedar Rapids.
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NASA funds new nitrate forecasting tool for Iowa water supply

NASA is partnering with the University of Iowa, plus the cities of Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Des Moines Water Works. The goal is to combine satellite imagery with water quality monitors across the state to predict when nitrate concentrations in surface or ground water will reach dangerous levels.
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Overnight closure scheduled for Cedar Rapids’ 8th Avenue Bridge

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The 8th Avenue Bridge over the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids will close overnight Wednesday as crews conduct bridge pile testing for a future replacement project. The bridge will be closed from 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, until 5 a.m. Thursday, July 30, between 1st...
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Some relief and wildfire smoke settles into Eastern Iowa after horrid heat on Monday

The feeling outside right now usually wouldn't count as relief, but it does after the awful conditions of Monday. Dew points reached record levels and sent heat indices soaring to nearly 120!. Dew points in the 80s are not common in Iowa and mostly created by a tropical airmass and...
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Iowa woman with a prior conviction under her belt arrested for OWI on lawn...

Michelle Hudson failed field sobriety tests after riding a Husqvarna lawn mower to a Casey's convenience store in Tiffin, Iowa, leading to an OWI arrest.
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Passenger airlifted after car attempting U-turn struck by truck on Highway 61

MUSCATINE CO., Iowa (KWQC) - A passenger was airlifted to Iowa City on Monday night after a car attempting a U-turn was struck by a truck on Highway 61. According to an Iowa State Patrol report, a Hyundai Ascent was northbound on the highway when the driver attempted a U-turn. The vehicle was hit on the front passenger
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Man convicted of murdering Cedar Rapids couple dies in prison

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - An inmate serving a life sentence for slaying a Cedar Rapids couple has died. Gregory Dean Conner died on July 22 in the hospice unit at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, the Iowa Department of Corrections shared Tuesday. He was 77. Authorities say...
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Ranking Every Projected Big Ten Starting QB in 2026

The Big Ten has some excellent gunslingers entering 2026, but how is on top?

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