Cedar Rapids IA

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - Two drivers were injured after an SUV crossed the median on Highway 100 in Marion and hit an oncoming car Monday afternoon. Authorities responded to the crash at the intersection of Highway 100 and Banner Drive at 3 p.m. Police say 55-year-old Kara Worthington, of Cedar...

DES MOINES— Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax credits through the Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) program for five manufacturing companies, supporting the creation of 521 jobs and generating nearly $400 million in new capital investment for the state. The projects are located

Supervisors V Fixmer-Oraiz and Jon Green stood up for worker’s rights, fairness, and justice when they opposed Supervisor Rod Sullivan’s unprecedented and arbitrary firing of Board Executive Director Guillermo Morales in September 2024. Sullivan arbitrarily ignored County employee policies about “for cause” termination

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - NewBo City Market has added six new vendors in recent months as construction continues on its capital campaign project. The market is adding an indoor stage, bar and sports lounge as part of the project. Construction is underway inside the facility. Scott Wilson, executive director...

This weekend, Iowans attending the annual Houby Days Festival in Cedar Rapids got a sneak peek look inside of a new bar & restaurant opening in the Czech Village!

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax credits for five manufacturing companies, supporting the creation of 521 jobs and generating nearly $400 million in new capital investment for the state. The projects are located in Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Milford, Montezuma and Butler County. The bo

MARENGO — The Iowa Valley Class of 2026 arrived in Principal Janet Behrens’ junior-senior high school as seventh graders, some timid, some rowdy, wondering what high school was going to be like Behrens watched the students grow, not just academically, but in strength and character. “Every one of you showed up, kept goi

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Students from Metro Steam Academy launched a weather balloon from the roof of the downtown Cedar Rapids Library Saturday morning. Students say they spent months working on the balloon before finally releasing it. Weather balloons are a key tool for meteorologists and a sent roughly...

The floor will replace the current floor at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which was last replaced in 2016.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Nearly 100 nursing students graduated Saturday from the University of Iowa, but not all plan to stay as Iowa continues to see a nursing shortage. Graduate Kiana Warren said the split is roughly even. “It’s a bit like 50-50 split. I’d say a lot of...