Cedar Rapids IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - New federal data shows 9 in 10,000 Iowans experienced homelessness in 2025 - a total of 2,816 people. The state saw higher numbers of unhoused people with a 7% increase from 2024 to 2025. This differs from the nation’s 3.3% decrease in the same time...

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 840 cases of cyclosporiasis, a stomach bug caused by the microscopic parasite cyclospora, across 31 states, according to the most recently available data . The total is likely higher, given the disease’s delayed onset and case counts in hig

Tapping into its nearly a $1 billion public-private partnership (P3) endowment fund , the University of Iowa plans to invest $15 million to support various projects across campus, anchored by dance center and pharmacy renovations, program expansions and staff retention. How much does the UI have available in P3 funding

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The American Red Cross says it’s facing an emergency blood shortage from a steep decline in supply since the end of May. It says hospitals see a higher demand for blood during the summer months, when people are more likely to suffer outdoor or recreational injuries.

Over the weekend, parishioners at 76 churches across 30 counties in northeast Iowa attended the final Eucharistic Masses with their community parish — at least for the foreseeable future. The rite is the central act of worship in the faith and an obligation for observant Catholics. Many will now...

Whenever big data center developers roll into town, their pitch ends up sounding something like this: hand over your land and your resources, throw in a decade of government subsidies, and we’ll give your ailing little burg some jobs, tax revenue, and a shiny new facility to boost the local economy.

Authorities provide an update on a bear spotted in Wetumpka last week.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City Animal Services are investigating a dog bite that occurred on Saturday, July 11. The biting incident took place around 8:30 p.m. at Fairmeadows Park on Lakeside Drive. The victim reported being bit by a stray dog while walking through the park. The dog...

Signage for Crab House Seafood Boil & Bar has appeared on one of the buildings attached to Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids!

A Cedar Rapids teenager accused of shooting and injuring five people on the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall had a history of weapons charges starting in 2022, a recent testimony revealed. During a July 10 hearing to consider moving the trial to juvenile court, Juvenile Court Officer Tony Dielschneider testified that Damarian