Cedar Rapids IA

What do Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa have in common? Perhaps they get mistaken for the same “middle of nowhere” flyover state, or is it because they are the latest tour stops for indie star Phoebe Bridgers? The Grammy-award-winning musician has been playing secret pop-up shows across the country to promote her fort

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Board meeting minutes for Empowering Excellence Academy reveal that the charter school was considering filing a police report after finding $48,000 in missing receipts. Empowering Excellence Academy just finished its second school year. It’s Cedar Rapids’ first public charter school and has

PALO, Iowa (KCRG) - The Palo City Council will consider approving the first reading of an ordinance next week regarding a Google data center near the Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant. The proposed ordinance differs from one proposed by Linn County supervisors earlier this year that would have required a...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Starting Wednesday, the Exit 4 ramp from I-380 northbound to Penn Street will close for up to 3 months, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Construction will pave and connect a new ramp. Traffic will be detoured to Exit 2 onto Forevergreen Road, then...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The northbound right lane has been reopened on I-380 following a crash near North Liberty. The northbound right lane has been blocked on I-380 due to a crash near North Liberty, causing major traffic delays. This is occurring between US 6 and Exit 4: Penn...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An attorney for the state of Iowa is asking the Iowa Appeals court to reject Jerry Burns’ post-conviction relief. Jerry Burns, who is serving life in prison for the murder of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in December of 1979, applied for post-conviction relief earlier this month. He alleged

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The NutriSport and Smoothie location in Iowa City will close on June 3, the business shared in a post online Friday. The store has been open since August of 2025. The store cites rising costs and reduced summer traffic as contributing factors to the closure.

Dralle's Department Store in Greene, Iowa, offers a unique shopping experience in a historic, family-owned building.

CEDAR RAPIDS – On Friday, May 15, Mount Mercy University pinned over 40 nursing graduates at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony, including Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin. Graduates Calli Janik ’26 and Madelyn Wade ’26 were featured as student speakers at the event. The Sister Mary Edward McConohy Nursing Award, which signifies hig

The Iowa River overflowed its banks about three months after the murders. Most locals sensed the threat of rising water. In Iowa City, a vibrant college town in the southeastern corner of the state, fog usually doesn’t come until spring, but that winter, Iowans awoke to barren crop fields and highways draped in thick c