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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Parks Foundation (CRPF) and Friends of Parks Sustainers are hosting a "First Day Hike" to kick off the new year. Head to the trailhead at Old MacDonald's Farm at Bever Park (2700 Bever Ave SE) at 10am for a short 30-45 minute forest trail hike followed by warm beverages and...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Kaden Wetjen’s path from junior college transfer to walk-on to consensus All-American exemplifies what Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz calls a developmental program. The Iowa return specialist learned of his All-American selection while relaxing at home. “I think I was sitting on my couch playing...

WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - A Center Point man who escaped from a halfway house in eastern Iowa on a drug trafficking conviction was sentenced Tuesday. 35-year-old Paul White pleaded guilty to escaping from custody on September 16, 2025. White was convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man who was previously sentenced for his involvement in a 2020 murder was sentenced Monday for illegally possessing a firearm. 22-year-old Marshawn Jeffries pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon on August 5, 2025. Jeffries was a passenger in...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa – A suspect in a carjacking in Cedar Falls was shot by law enforcement officers in Linn County following a pursuit Wednesday morning. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office posted on X that a carjacking suspect was involved in a pursuit with its deputies on I-380 into Hiawatha. LCSO said the suspect fired...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after police connected him to a marijuana-themed party at an Airbnb in February 2024. Police say 22-year-old Shevell Ash was at a party that was advertised on social media as involving marijuana. When officers responded to the home, Ash allegedly ran away in a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — All Cedar Rapids showings of the Stranger Things series finale at Marcus Theatres are sold out for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, underscoring the demand for a shared, big-screen viewing of the hit Netflix show’s conclusion. Fans will pack the Marcus Cedar Rapids Cinema...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cordell Maleec Mayfield, a former used appliance business operator in Marion, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. A jury found the 28-year-old from Cedar Rapids guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Evidence...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man is charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting Sunday that left one person critically injured. Thomas Vesey III, 49, of Cedar Rapids, is charged with attempted murder, willful injury resulting in serious injury, and felon in possession of a firearm.