Cedar Rapids IA

Big Grove Brewery will transform into a Christmas wonderland this holiday season! Last week, the popular brewery announced 'A Very Merry Big Grove,' which kicks off in November!

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Police in Cedar Rapids say they have arrested a driver who ran into a power line pole Tuesday morning. The crash caused around 1,300 customers to lose power, including several nearby schools. The lines were downed on the 4400 block of Center Point Road Northeast.

Linn County, IOWA — A crash on Highway 1 near Mosher Lane in Linn county sent three people to the hospital on Monday. The Linn County Sheriff's Office says they were called to the area south of Martel just before 8:30 Monday morning. When they arrived, they found a...

The City of Solon is taking a rare chance to redevelop a key portion of the downtown district and mold it to the city's vision. The bustling Johnson County community, home to the original Big Grove Brewery , has sent out a request for proposal (RFP) to redevelop a handful of vacant lots, a former fire station, and the former city hall, which run anchor Iowa Street, North Street, and Dubuque Street. Solon City Administrator Cami Rasmussen said the project gives the city a unique opportunity to mo

NORTH LIBERTY — An information desk supervisor at the University of Iowa’s new North Liberty hospital was fired after getting into an altercation with a DoorDash delivery driver in August, according to an administrative law judge’s recent decision to deny him unemployment benefits. The incident occurred Aug. 7 “in the presence of patients and visitors,” according to the judge’s order. John Powers was manning the North Liberty hospital information desk that day when a DoorDash driver came in to d

CENTER POINT, Iowa (KCRG) - Two Eastern Iowa sisters originally set to give birth two weeks apart ended up having their babies within minutes of each other. Linn County Supervisor Brandy Meisheid wasn’t due to have her baby until Nov. 13. Her sister, Allison Sweeney, was due on Halloween. Doctors had to induce Meisheid early, and Sweeney’s baby also arrived early. Cousins Myles and Kohen now share the same birthday, Oct. 22, born 29 minutes apart.

CEDAR RAPIDS, I.A. (KELO.com) – At approximately 4:44 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers with the Cedar Rapids Joint Communications Agency received a report of a fire and explosion at the Quaker Oats plant in downtown Cedar Rapids. When emergency crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the north...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers have become a nationwide flash point, leaving Iowa communities wrestling with whether the technology’s public safety benefits outweigh risks to personal privacy. Automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, have been around for years — long enough that law enforcement agencies state the technology has become “critical” to stopping and solving crime. But public opinion has begun to sour following reports of system errors, privac

Images from the scene show large plumes of smoke coming from the Quaker Oats building

SOLON – There were a few wins the Hounds were able to take away from Friday’s season ending loss to Class 3A’s top team in undefeated Solon. The Hounds lost 55-6 to end the season at 3-6 overall and 1-4 in 3A District 4 play. Solon will head into the playoffs next week as the top ranked team in 3A, while the Hounds will go home and start thinking about next year.