KXEL Morning News for Thu. Dec. 04, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Cedar Rapids police reported significant crime reductions across several categories through November 2025, along with highlighting the need for scam prevention. From January through November 2025, police recorded 39 shots fired incidents, according to new crime statistics. This is a 15...
Local Contractors Invited to Bid on Linn County Courthouse Courtroom Painting Project
The Linn County Commission is seeking bids to prime and paint the courtroom on the third floor of the Courthouse at 108 N High Street, Linneus. The project includes about 1,850 square feet of wall space and 2,250 square feet of partially vaulted ceiling. Minor surface repairs and the use of several paint colors are...
Cedar Rapids police statistics show major crime reductions, highlight scam prevention
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids police reported significant crime reductions across several categories through November 2025, along with highlighting the need for scam prevention. From January through November 2025, police recorded 39 shots fired incidents, according to new crime statistics. This is a 15...
Cedar Rapids man charged with attempted murder for January shooting near gas station
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids man is now jailed and facing an attempted murder charged and several other charges in connection to shooting that happened 11 months ago near a Kwik Star gas station. Farhan Mohamed, 20, was booked into jail on Wednesday, according to the Linn...
Cedar Rapids, IA – Crash Alert: Semi Overturns on I-80 Bridge
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Cedar Rapids, IA – A semi-truck driver is lucky to be alive after his vehicle went over the Highway 6 bridge on Interstate 80 late Tuesday night while attempting to avoid another crash, according to the...
Iowa Utility Commission issues decision on ITC Midwest transmission project
The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) approved an electric transmission line project in Marshall, Tama, Benton and Linn counties in Iowa. The application was submitted by ITC Midwest in July 2024. The company requested eminent domain ... Read More » The post Iowa Utility Commission issues decision on ITC Midwest...
CSB Opening New Downtown Cedar Rapids Location
Community Savings Bank will be opening their new downtown Cedar Rapids branch on Monday. The Cedar Rapids branch of Community Savings Bank is currently located at 3414 Mt. Vernon Rd SE and will be relocating to 100 1st Ave NE #116, Cedar Rapids, also known as the Cedar River Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids.
Trucker credits seatbelt for saving his life after crashing off bridge, Iowa troopers say
The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) is reminding drivers that “seatbelts save lives” after a semi truck driver survived a plummet off a bridge in the Coralville area this week. The crash occurred early on the morning of December 2, 2025, in Coralville, Iowa. “What if one click could be the difference between life and death?...
Magnolia co-founder Joanna Gaines to headline Women Lead Change Conference in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Home design superstar Joanna Gaines is coming to Cedar Rapids in April for the 2026 Women Lead Change Conference. The conference runs from April 21-22 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia and is a best...
Iowan going to federal prison for fraudulent credit union schemes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Davenport man received a federal prison sentence of more than seven years for fraud involving fake military IDs and passports. Jeffrey Blake Palmer, 44, pleaded guilty to financial institution fraud and aggravated identity theft on May 27. Federal prosecutors say from June to September 2021,...
