Cedar Rapids IA

Mark Gronwoski and Kaden Wetjen impress during Shrine Bowl.

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A Marion financial planner was sentenced to three months in federal prison for failing to pay more than $250,000 in taxes. 43-year-old Matthew Westberry pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to file a tax return in July 2025. Westberry did not file tax returns from...

Iowa is gearing up to see another burger and craft beer restaurant enter the state for the first time. Ford's Garage , a 1920s-themed restaurant chain inspired by The Ford Motor Company, is eyeing several Iowa cities as part of its latest expansion. Where could Ford's Garage open restaurants in Iowa? The restaurant...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Cedar Rapids man charged with murder in a deadly 2023 shooting is pleading guilty to a lesser charge, new court filings reveal. Online court documents say Darnell Bays admitted to gunning down Michael Hodges Jr. in October 2023. Hodges was hit five times in the 2000 block of Wiley Boulevard...

The University of Iowa is opening a new program, the Community Health Assessment and Monitoring in the Pharmacy, or CHAMP, to increase lung cancer screening rates in Iowa to address the state’s high case rate and low survival rate. According to Iowa Health and Human Services, only about 20...

A new indoor golf experience is teeing up in Cedar Rapids.

For years, Isabel Garcia Luna served Downtown Iowa City customers through a window inside a small truck in the Pedestrian Mall called Luna’s Tacos. On Jan. 19, she stood in a familiar position but in a different place — still serving tacos and Mexican cuisine in Iowa City but from inside a brick-and-mortar restaurant...

Late last year, USA Today put out a list of the best dive bars in America, and three Iowa businesses made the list!

Over the past two weeks, Iowa City’s theater fans had the opportunity to attend and provide direct feedback about the musical-in-progress, “The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes.”. Over three different days, the creator of the musical, Steven Gross, held workshop-style performances that allowed the audience a...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — Johnson County Public Health says that radon rates in Johnson County are 3 times higher than the national average. Radon is an odorless, naturally-occurring gas formed by the decay of radioactive materials. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause...