Cedar Rapids IA

TIFFIN, Iowa (KCRG) - More than 100 Eastern Iowa high school students stepped out of the classroom and onto an active construction site Friday, getting a firsthand look at careers in the trades. Students from Clear Creek-Amana and Williamsburg High Schools participated in a hands-on construction careers event at the...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The State Fire Marshal issued a burn ban for Linn County Saturday morning due to a Red Flag Warning. The burn ban is effective March 28 at 10:00 a.m. until further notice. Burn bans go into effect when fuels get less than 20 percent moisture...

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office seized and removed vehicles from the lot at Sky Auto Mall Thursday morning. A judge ruled nearly a week ago those vehicles should be returned to Stellantis. The auto-maker is suing the owners of Sky Auto, accusing them of taking out double loans and keeping two sets of financial...

If you travel on I-80 through Iowa City, you need to be aware of a construction project that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IowaDOT) Contractors will shift traffic for a bridge deck overlay across the CRANDIC rail lines that will reduce traffic to...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Diesel prices are rising across the country, putting added pressure on trucking companies that rely on fuel to keep their operations moving. The national average for diesel is $5.37 per gallon as of March 23, which is up nearly 30 cents from the week prior.

Cedar Rapids will join more than 1,000 cities worldwide in celebrating Make Music Day on Friday, June 21. The city and the City Music Task Force are hosting this first-ever local version of the global event, inviting musicians and non-musicians of all ages to perform throughout the city.

PARK COUNTY, Colo. — A body found in a Colorado cold case has been identified Friday as John Cizek, a 71-year-old man from Newark, California. At one time, Colorado Bureau of Investigation had asked locals in Cedar Rapids to help possibly identify the remains, since Cizek had Slovakian DNA and there's a big...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A plea hearing is scheduled for April 9 for a Cedar Rapids man facing multiple charges in relation to a stolen vehicle pursuit on January 15. According to court records, Saivon Sturgeon intends to plead guilty in the upcoming hearing. Cedar Rapids police located the...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Authorities have released additional details in the case of a Coralville man charged with murder after police say he stabbed his wife to death in January. 47-year-old James Martin, of Coralville, was charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his wife, Amber Martin. On...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz has been named one of the nation’s top 250 “Government Champions,” according to the National Academy of Public Administration and Local Gov 250. The recognition honors public servants who have made significant and lasting impacts in...