Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A new law in the state of Iowa is allowing people to fire fireworks on the 3rd and 4th of July, as well as New Year’s Eve. The law would mean cities and counties can no longer block people from shooting off fireworks from their properties this holiday, or the day before. This law is meant...

I grew up on a farm in Jones County, Iowa, where my summer nights used to glow with thousands of tiny lights. Back then, that was some 30-plus years ago, I couldn’t take a single step through the yard or fields without catching three or four lightning bugs. We’d fill jars with them, their glow bright enough to light...

Two people involved in a shooting near Williamsburg over the weekend were from Michigan. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, the people involved in the incident were 56-year old David Robert Morse and 52-year old Tara Elinor Morse. The married couple were from Holt, Michigan. Authorities stated that...

Oliver M., a 2nd grade student from Cedar Rapids, was honored at the tenth annual RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals. Oliver was one of 70 award-winning K-12 inventors from across the country recognized during awards ceremony on June 6. The event featured a keynote address by Aisha Bowe, an aerospace...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) - UPDATE: KCRG-TV9 received this update from Laure Kottman:. “A nonprofit contacted us. They trapped all 9 kittens this morning. Their next stop is Iowa Humane Alliance for spay/neuter and vaccines. Then the nonprofit will foster and socialize the kittens. Then hopefully the interested parties...

Iowa native fulfilling a dream, singing the national anthem at an Indiana Fever game. “I literally fell to the floor after the call crying, because I’m like ‘this is not happening.’" Tips on avoiding dehydration during heat waves. Eastern Iowa friends struggle to find rescue for nine...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — More rain is on the way to eastern Iowa on top of the rain that's already fallen over the last week. That is prompting concern along the Cedar River in eastern Iowa as the excess water flows into the waterway. A Flood...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An overall cooler day on the way for your Tuesday with occasional showers and thunderstorms. You’ll notice a bit of relief from the heat, but the humidity remains. Highs will only be in the low to mid-80s, and heat index readings will not be much warmer than that.

Less than one year after opening the first brick-and-mortar location on Mt. Vernon Road, owner Tim Palmer has revealed where the second Salsa Guy Cafe location will soon open in Cedar Rapids!. The Salsa Guy was a favorite at many Cedar Rapids downtown farmers markets, and on August 13th, 2024,...

One of Iowa’s most populous counties is seeing higher cancer rates than both state and national averages. A report says black men in Linn County are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as white men, while rural residents have a higher cancer burden than urbanites. Linn...