21-year-old injured after SUV rear-ends truck, rolls over in Linn County
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital Monday night after his SUV rear-ended a truck and rolled over on Highway 13 in Linn County. According to the Linn County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the crash near Austin Road around 8:22 p.m. on Oct. 19.
Iowa Winter 2026-27: Des Moines, 35.9-Inch Snow History
From Des Moines to Cedar Rapids, El Niño may reduce snowfall without eliminating dangerous winter travel.
Linn County commission deadlocks on Alliant Energy power plant rezoning request
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission ended its meeting Monday night without a recommendation on Alliant Energy’s request to rezone farmland in western Linn County for a new power plant. The commission’s vote on a motion to recommend denial of the application ended...
Iowa rail projects receive $62.6 million in federal grants
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids and the Iowa City Railway will receive $14.5 million in federal funding to purchase three line-haul locomotives for use in eastern Iowa. The grant is part of $62.6 million awarded for Iowa rail projects through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.
UI intellectual freedom chief urges Regents to halt director search
University of Iowa Intellectual Freedom Center Interim Director Luciano de Castro urged the Iowa Board of Regents to pause its search for a permanent director and revisit procedures governing the center's finances and administration in his annual report to the Iowa Legislature. de Castro wrote in his Oct. 12 report that the center's governance structure gives the regents too much control over its operations, and warned that if it continues, the center will be "a lost opportunity." The center was
P.J. Fleck Previews Iowa: Updates on Darius Taylor, Preparing for Two Hawkeye QBs and...
Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck met with the media on Monday as the Minnesota Golden Gophers prepare for the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday. Here’s everything Fleck said. Never miss breaking news or another Gophers Nation article again. Click HERE to sign up for our Daily and Breaking News Newsletters! Opening StatementAll right, thanks everybody for being here. Proud of our guys during our bye week. Got a lot of work done, and coaches got out recruiting as well. Now we’re back ready to roll. We were
Homecoming Contest Against Wisconsin Sold Out
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football team’s Homecoming contest against Wisconsin on Oct. 31 at Kinnick Stadium is officially sold out, the UI Athletics Department announced Monday. Iowa’s first five home contests of 2026 are sold out. Tickets remain for the final two home games versus...
14-year-old Jesup girl is Kid Captain for Iowa-Minnesota game
IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — A 14-year-old Jesup girl is the Kid Captain for Iowa's away game in Minnesota this Saturday. When Kaelyn O’Brien couldn’t walk down the hallway and her speech became slurred, her parents thought their 11-year-old daughter was having a stroke. Tests...
Former CRST facility to offer housing, support for people experiencing homelessness in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A former truck driver training facility in Cedar Rapids is being transformed into housing for people experiencing homelessness, with volunteers helping prepare the building to open by the end of November. The Commons on 16th, a three-year pilot project at a former CRST building, will...
Traffic Alert: Overnight I-380 ramp closures
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Transportation has announced there will be ramp closures on I-380 at the end of the week. The southbound Exit 4 ramp to Penn Street in North Liberty will be closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday. Traffic will be...

















