Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids woman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to a wrong-way crash that killed a man in 2024. Court documents say Katie Austin-Karkow was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years for vehicular homicide, five years for reckless driving causing serious injury, and on

CEDAR RAPIDS — Dottie’s Ice Cream & Soda owner Cassie Kehe is picking up right where she left off. As she pulled ice cream cones from the soft serve machine, the curl on top was just as good as the ones she made over 10 years ago. The trick is to let the gravity do the work and release the lever at the right time. “Onc

University of Iowa Health Care is placing greater emphasis on childcare in its latest project. An $8.9 million childcare facility was approved by the Iowa Board of Regents on Tuesday, June 16 . The center will serve 104 children, replacing the existing UI Healthcare facility at Westlawn along Newton Road, which is also

Mountain bike trails, senior housing and retail may be headed to a nearly 400-acre site in northeast Iowa City. The former headquarters of ACT, Inc., is being reimagined by a variety of developers in an effort to revitalize the once-sprawling office park. ACT will continue to occupy some buildings for 75 employees whil

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some 1,200 miles in, Patrick Smith is about a third of the way across the United States on the American Rail Trail -- he’s one of six combat veterans riding as part of the Warrior Bike Expedition. They started in Washington D.C. and are...

Swimming portion canceled at Pleasant Creek Park after bacteria spike.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Transit service in Iowa City has resumed following early Wednesday morning storms. The city made the decision on Wednesday to halt service as they monitored weather conditions. They are asking for everyone's patience as they return to their normal schedule.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids School Board voted unanimously on Monday on a resolution that will give principals and other eligible building administrators who retire early a $20,000 bonus. The resolution states that the Supplemental Early Retirement Incentive (SERI) Plan for Building Administrators will

KGAN BROADCAST PARK, Iowa — More than 6,000 Iowans are currently without power following severe weather Wednesday morning, according to poweroutage.com. Most are coming from Johnson County with over 3,000 outages, followed by Marshall County with 525, and Tama County with 417. More than half of the outages are...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - We’re tracking severe weather threats across eastern Iowa this morning. You can stay up to date with weather warnings in your area and road conditions here. The Marshalltown airport clocked wind speeds above 90 miles per hour around 5:30 Wednesday morning. Winds that speed...