Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS — The local voices on WMT radio that once filled the Eastern Iowa airwaves — and beyond — are off the air. In late June, iHeartMedia, the corporate owner of WMT and almost 900 other radio stations, abruptly cut staff throughout the company, citing financial losses and replacing local voices with nationally

MONTICELLO, Iowa — Farmers and landowners dealing with storm-damaged corn and soybean fields in eastern Iowa will have an opportunity next week to get advice from Iowa State University Extension specialists. The ISU Extension and Outreach offices in Jones and Linn counties will hold a free public meeting Tuesday,...

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A brief, embedded tornado threat could exist this morning, Thursday, August 13, as a storm cluster moves out of Nebraska and into Iowa, according to the latest tornado probability outlook, with forecasters cautioning that the afternoon setup remains more uncertain. 2 Percent Tornado Probability Stretc

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Thursday marks day four of testimony in the Kaleek Lewis trial. He is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dedric Arnold last September. On the stand Thursday morning was the state’s deputy medical examiner Dr. Jonathan Thompson, who performed Arnold’s autopsy....

A date has been set for the jury trial for the man accused of killing his father in Lone Tree. Beginning January 19th, 52-year-old Scott Powers of Cedar Rapids will come before a jury in a trial. Powers has pleaded not guilty, and waived his right to a speedy trial. He’s charged with murder in the first degree.

IOWA CITY — A Cedar Rapids woman arrested Wednesday is accused of participating in an Iowa City riot with a group of five in April 2025, according to an Iowa City Police Department criminal complaint. Police said friends of Timiyea M. Fowler, now 19, were arguing with others at 211 E. Iowa Ave at about 2 a.m. on April

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - Marion Police say a man that died last week in an e-bike crash along Grant Wood Trail has been identified. Police say the crash took place on August 8 at 4:34 p.m. at Grant Wood Trail near 1080 Lyons Lane. The victim has been identified as...

A Cedar Rapids woman sentenced to five years in prison for the death of her infant son in Keokuk has been released after a judge reconsidered her sentence. Twenty-nine-year-old Jaley Dakota Bush pleaded guilty to child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter after her seven-month-old son died from asphyxia in Februar

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — A line of thunderstorms has been weakening as it moves into Eastern Iowa Thursday morning. Some heavy rain and strong winds are possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for areas south of Highway 20 where storms are expected to move...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids City Council has unanimously approved the purchase of a First Street property in the Time Check neighborhood, one of the last remaining homes blocking the city’s flood protection and park plans for the area. The council voted Tuesday to pay the...