Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The number of flu cases continues to rise across the state. The Iowa Department of Heath and Human Services said 47 schools across Iowa had at least 10% of students out with illness during the week before Christmas. St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids said...

VINTON, Iowa (KCRG) - Nearly 100 libraries across Iowa share a unique connection to industrialist Andrew Carnegie, and a preservation project is working to keep their histories alive. Many people know Andrew Carnegie as an industrialist who helped build America’s steel industry. But in 1892, one Iowa town received...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A vehicle chase took place in Cedar Rapids on Sunday afternoon. In a video sent in by a viewer, you can see the black vehicle being pursued by a line of police cars. The suspect has been arrested and is in custody.

Conference play reopened on Friday and fans got treated to some great matchups. Fortunately, that’s set to continue on Saturday with four quality games on the docket. The biggest appear to be in Iowa City and Madison. Let’s take a look at the schedule. Game of the Day:

Several changes are in the works in this new year for Iowa’s casino industry, including more casinos leaving the water for land. Racing and Gaming Administrator Tina Eick says things have moved right along and the new casino in Cedar Rapids should open in December of this year. “Certainly a long ways to go, but we’re...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Demonstrators gathered in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Sunday to protest recent U.S. military actions in Venezuela. About 20 people attended the rally in Cedar Rapids, organized by the 50501 Iowa Coalition. Roughly 50 people gathered in Iowa City, where the protest was organized by Indivisible Iowa...

On Wednesday, at approximately 8:30 AM, area law enforcement officers were made aware of a carjacking involving a weapon that had occurred in Cedar Falls. At approximately 9:30 AM, a Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy located the suspect vehicle, a gray Dodge Durango, southbound on I-380, near Center Point. Upon observing...

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Florida Tech transfer Sara Batchadji has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa women’s soccer team, head coach Dave DiIanni announced Friday. Batchadji led Division II Florida Tech to its first national championship in program history in which she was named the...

The 2026 Soldier Salute is currently underway at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. We'll be tracking all the results from the championship side of this tournament in the article below. Semifinals 125 - #19 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina) won by decision over Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State) Dec 6-5 125 - #23...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The partly cloudy skies overnight will turn to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. Highs today will reach the low to mid 30s. The winds shifted from a northerly flow to a southerly flow in the morning and will pick up in the afternoon to 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph as a warm...