Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids nonprofit is expanding its services with a new program aimed at helping young children who struggle in traditional child care settings. Tanager held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new Bright Foundations Therapeutic Child Care program, designed for children ages 3 to...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Two people were taken to the hospital following a crash in Linn County Wednesday afternoon. Authorities responded to a personal injury vehicle accident at Highway 151 and 80th Street at 3:58 p.m. Police said a man driving a Toyota Venza southbound on 80th Street failed...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Traffic lights are down on US 6 in Iowa City Thursday, the Iowa Department of Transportation said. The lights are down at the intersection of Highway 1 and US 6 near Menards. There are stop signs that are being used while the lights are down, according to Iowa 511.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - State and local leaders met with Eastern Iowa farmers Wednesday to address water quality challenges. The Cedar River Source Water Partnership brings together urban and rural partners to improve water quality. Wednesday’s meeting gave farmers an opportunity to speak directly with city and...

Stellantis, the automaker behind brands like Jeep and Dodge, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing an Iowa dealership group called Sky Auto Mall of running a scheme that, according to the complaint, involved roughly $12 million in allegedly fraudulent duplicate floorplan loans on the same vehicles. The case, filed in...

Larger-than-life bison sculptures made of bronze will make a stop at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History on March 15 as the exhibit heads to Washington, D.C. It's one of several ways Iowa is participating in the 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Escalating construction costs have led Cedar Rapids’ NewBo City Market to scale back its planned “Next Level Local” expansion, according to the Corridor Business Journal. “We’ve made major modifications to the project, just doing the fiscally responsible thing and what’s right for...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids’ micromobility program will return this weekend, with electric scooters and bikes once again available across the city and a new type of vehicle expected later this spring. City officials announced the program will relaunch Saturday, March 14, when Veo bikes and scooters...

A historic Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen is going to undergo some big changes this spring! The now-closed DQ at on 1st Ave NE in front of the Starlite Room will soon become Dottie's Ice Cream & Soda!

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Family members of a 36-year-old man who died in 2024 after being booked into the Johnson County Jail have filed a lawsuit Monday against Johnson County, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, jail staff, and a medical provider employed by the hospital. Nathaniel Davis Jr....