Cedar Rapids IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa — It’s a sport that you don’t always think of young kids being hooked on, and that’s bowling. But for Reed Ballard, he picked up a bowling ball at just 4 years old and never looked back. “When we first went, I was...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The American Lung Association released its 27th annual “State of the Air” report on its findings when it comes to cleaning up the air in Iowa. It's a three-year study, that shows there are still struggles, especially in Eastern Iowa. Nearly half the kids in the county are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, over 112,000 here in the state...

Data centers do not have a favorable view in the public eye, at least on a college campus, nor should they. Most of the stories that come to us these days on the topic are grim. While delivering a TED Talk in April, computer scientist Ayse Coskun gave the example of a town in Virginia that saw its electricity bills shoot up by 20...

As Earth Month draws attention to sustainability efforts, city officials and local volunteers in Iowa City say litter continues to be a persistent issue. The Iowa City Downtown District Ambassadors program deploys paid staff to clean public spaces and maintain downtown areas daily. The program has been in place for nearly two years and tracks the amount of waste collected by ambassadors. Downtown District...

The Iowa City City Council approved its fiscal year 2027 budget at its April 22 formal meeting, following a lengthy debate between councilors on the funding for the Iowa City Police Department. The resolution was approved in a vote of 5-2, with Councilors Megan Alter, Shawn Harmsen, Josh Moe, Mazahir...

Grief, sadness, and anger hung heavy in the air of the Afro-American Cultural Center on April 21, as members of the University of Iowa’s Black Student Union stood by one another in the wake of the shooting on the Pedestrian Mall on April 19, injuring five. Michael Hunte, a...

A Cedar Rapids property management and development company that acquired the Insurance Exchange Building last fall is looking to add a coffee shop or retail space on the ground floor of the historic building along Fifth Street in downtown Des Moines. High Properties, an equity, management and development firm, closed...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - It took just minutes for University of Iowa students and employees to be alerted to a shooting early Sunday morning in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, as the university’s emergency notification system pushed out warnings. For many on campus, those messages—known as Hawk Alerts—were...

In our consumer culture, it’s easy to buy low-cost goods that will ultimately end up in a landfill. The true cost of living that way is one we’ll all end up paying. On this encore edition of Talk of Iowa, different ways to reduce, reuse, repair, recycle and compost.

Racing alongside his son and grandson is a huge joy for Dale Sherman. “It’s fine until the kids beat me,” Dale said with a laugh. “Pretty fun for the kids though,” Dale’s grandson, Hayden Sherman, added. The Sherman family includes three generations of drivers, and they...