Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS — Pastor Ray Coleman calls all of the children at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church the same name: my baby. If he greets one, saying, “Hey, my baby!” all the others turn their heads. Coleman has five babies and seven grandbabies of his own, but he embraces every child he meets as if they were his, too.

MARENGO — The City of Marengo will continue the process of having “dangerous” dogs removed from a residence after denying an appeal by the owner. The Marengo City Council voted 4-0 Aug. 26 to deny the appeal of Toni Gunningham to keep her dogs inside the city limits after the animals allegedly attacked several people o

CEDAR RAPIDS — Despite its lack of legal status in Cedar Rapids, Angela Brecht has seen Trap-Neuter-Return save animal lives for 30 years. Her introduction to TNR, practiced around the country to humanely care for outdoor cats without an owner, started behind a Cedar Rapids fast food restaurant in 1996. “There were a b

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sunday marks five years since the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Aug. 30, 2021, Judge Joel Yates sentenced Cristhian Bahena Rivera to the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Sports are for everyone. That’s the message at Linn County Public Health’s annual Adaptive Sports Clinic. The clinic’s goal is to make sure Linn County kids have the opportunity to play and be active no matter their physical abilities. People were able...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Brief showers only slightly dampened the 2026 Market After Dark, which went head-to-head with the return of Brucemorchestra. Both popular outdoor events took place on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Cedar Rapids. Orchestra Iowa’s concert, on the lawn of the historic Brucemore estate, returned for...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids tradition returned Saturday night after a three-year absence. Orchestra Iowa brought Brucemorchestra back to the lawn at. on Aug. 29 with its Patriotic Pops concert. The outdoor performance featured patriotic favorites and American classics as part of the celebration of America's 250

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Police in Cedar Rapids are asking for help finding 17-year-old Shyanne Evans, who was reported missing after she was last seen in the city’s southwest side. Authorities said Evans disappeared from the 3000 block of 12th Ave. SW and was last seen around 10 a.m. on Aug. 11.

An Iowa man who strangled his 5-year-old son in 2024 was later acquitted by reason of insanity at a bench trial. Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks, whose office prosecuted Matthew Schleier, joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to talk about what happened in court and whether his case bears any resemblance to the jury tria

SOLON, Iowa — A Solon man was airlifted to the University of Iowa Health Care after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night northeast of Solon, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Brian S. Vincent, 40, was walking east near 4289 180th St. NE when an unknown vehicle struck...