Cedar Rapids IA

Some people like to keep it casual for Valentine's Day, but if you're looking to do something a little fancier this year, there are plenty of options here in Eastern Iowa!

The food scene in Iowa keeps heating up. Three more chefs have been honored by the James Beard Foundation – the organization that hands out the "Oscars of the food world." In Iowa, more than 20 chefs over the years have had their names called for the semifinalist list, with a majority hailing from Des Moines. Chefs...

Iowa somehow finished below Vanderbilt after beating them 34-27 in the 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. A Blizzard Warning remains in effect through midnight Wednesday for parts of eastern Iowa as dangerous winter weather moves into the Quad Cities region, the National Weather Service said. The warning covers...

Three people are dead after a two-vehicle collision Monday (01.19) afternoon in northeast Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) says the crash occurred at about 4 pm on Interstate 380 near mile marker 63, just southeast of Evansdale. 63-year-old Thomas Sidler of Robertsdale, Alabama, was driving a Ford F150 north when he...

OMAHA — A man who was flying from Omaha to Detroit who disrupted the flight, causing the plane to divert to Cedar Rapids and make an emergency landing, was sentenced today to more than a year in federal prison. Mario Nikprelaj, age 24, from Shelby Township, Michigan, received the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Xavier Catholic Schools has named Amanda Allard as the first-ever principal of Xavier Middle School and announced a revised opening plan for the new facility. Allard currently serves as principal of Regis Middle School and previously held leadership roles at both Regis and LaSalle. She...

The Daily Iowan: What or who got you into gymnastics?. Daisy Bowles: My sisters were put into gymnastics, and being the third kid, my parents put me in it too. I would say bars, because it’s probably my best event, and that makes it the most fun. Favorite competition...

FAIRFAX, Iowa (KCRG) - The Fairfax City Council voted to reinstate the city clerk they had removed earlier this month, but only on a temporary contract basis. Cynthia Stimson, who served as city clerk for 16 years before being voted out, returned to address the council about stalled city operations. She is now...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — North Liberty will soon be home to a new 96-unit multi family housing development. This development is planned for Jordan Street on the south side of North Liberty. The city council unanimously approved a site plan for the development earlier. The land is a little...