Burgers You MUST See to Believe at a Tiny (but Mighty) Burger Spot in...
Tue-Sat: 10:30 AM–7:30 PM (Closed Sunday & Monday) Cedar Rapids’ Mount Vernon Road welcomes Tim Palmer aka “The Salsa Guy” to his first brick-and-mortar location after 19 years at the farmer’s market where customers constantly asked when he’d open a restaurant. With nine kids...
Johnson County to review proposed district map amid new law affecting supervisor elections
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A new state law is forcing the three counties that house state universities, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and UNI, to move away from at-large elections when picking county supervisors. Monday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will meet to review the state's non-partisan...
Saturday multi-vehicle crash near West Branch was classified by officials as Mass Casualty Incident
WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Officials have called a series of crashes along a six-mile stretch of I-80 east of Iowa City on Saturday a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). An MCI is "an event in which the number of injured or affected individuals overwhelms local emergency and healthcare resources in a short period of time,...
Packer Fastener opens Cedar Rapids branch
GREEN BAY – Packer Fastener has opened a new branch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CEO Terry Albrecht said the new location will provide faster access to fasteners and industrial products for contractors, manufacturers and fabricators across the Midwest – particularly in high-demand sectors such as renewable energy, EV...
‘I haven’t seen anything like this for a long time,’ fire chief says of...
WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - Cars and semis remain wrecked on the sides of I-80 after several crashes and hours-long delays Saturday. First responders received the call for the first crash on I-80 around 9:30 Saturday morning. After that, slick conditions led to a chain reaction that caused dozens of crashes within a...
Saturday night fire breaks out at Cedar Rapids corn milling facility
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Fire crews responded late Saturday night to a fire inside a multi-level industrial corn milling facility on 1st Street SW. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to the plant just before 11 p.m. after employees reported a fire in one of the building’s starch dryers.
A Nostalgic, Physical Media Heaven is Now Open in Cedar Rapids
Those who love VHS, DVDs, CDs, and vinyl records will adore this new shop.
Mass casualty event declared for dozens of crashes that snarled traffic on I-80 Saturday
WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Officials have classified the multiple crashes involving dozens of vehicles along Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa on Saturday a mass casualty event. At around 9:42 a.m., the West Branch Fire Department said it responded to a “large-scale, multi-vehicle crash” on I-80 near mile marker 262. The fire...
Former UI employee sentenced after pleading guilty for diverting university funds
Following a sentencing in the Johnson County Courthouse Monday morning, former University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop Director Brian Busch will not serve any jail time if he successfully completes probation for diverting nearly $1 million in university funds to his own bank accounts. The case...
State shares update on layoffs at Integrated DNA Technologies
CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa WARN has shared new information regarding layoffs at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT). The layoffs were reported last week. The company focuses on gene research and DNA testing. Iowa WARN says 61 people were laid off in Coralville. They were both notified and laid off on...

















