Cedar Rapids IA

With megaphones in one hand and smartphones in another, Iowa City’s student activists crowd the streets while scrolling through the very news that brought them there — consuming breaking news as they become part of it. Although the immediacy and digitalization of protesting feels distinctly modern, the spirit...

CENTER POINT, Iowa (KCRG) - A Linn County judge ruled vehicles at Sky Auto Mall cannot be immediately seized today as part of a $12 million fraud lawsuit. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for March 20. Stellantis filed the lawsuit accusing Sky Auto Mall of a $12 million...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — Severe storms in eastern Iowa are dropping hail in some parts of the viewing area. Reports of hail as large as ping pong ball size have been seen across the area. Viewers have also been posting video of the hail as it falls in neighborhoods.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City Police say one juvenile is hurt after a shooting overnight. It happened in the 2700 block of Wayne Avenue around 10:15 Monday night. Police say a teenager was shot and has non-life threatening injuries. Police are still investigating. They ask anyone with information...

At 3 a.m., while most of Iowa City is asleep, Colleen Brennan stands at her kitchen counter cutting coffee cake, with trays of croissants cooling behind her. The ovens have been running since noon the day before, and the house smells endlessly of butter and sugar. By 6 a.m., Brennan...

Iowa National Guard soldiers are heading home in just a few days.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mount Trashmore announced it is opening its walking trails until 4 p.m. Monday thanks to unseasonably high temperatures in Cedar Rapids. Monday brings mostly sunny skies with temperatures climbing near 70 degrees, putting us in or near record territory for early March. The downhill bike...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A man has been charged with a third offense OWI and Reckless Driving after police said he caused a multi-vehicle crash after driving the wrong way in the early morning hours of Saturday. 44-year-old Ronald Donelson entered Interstate 380 driving the wrong way. The accident...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — The Oregon man arrested last May in a December 1983 cold case in Linn County is now waiving his right to a speedy trial - delaying proceedings into next year. Michael Schappert, 65, had been scheduled for a first-degree murder trial in...

Jessica Houngblame, a 17-year-old female, was last seen on March 7, 2026. Jessica is Black, 5’10” tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. If you have seen Jessica or have any information about her whereabouts, please do not approach her directly. Instead, gather as much information as...