Planned Marathon Route Raises Eyebrows in Cedar Rapids
A viral video is raising red flags about the route for Cedar Rapids’ inaugural marathon.
New Hindu temple opens in Robins, serving Eastern Iowa’s growing community
ROBINS, Iowa — Eastern Iowa’s Hindu community is celebrating a major milestone with the opening of a new, larger temple in Robins designed to serve a growing number of worshippers. The new space can hold more than 1,000 people, replacing the longtime Cedar Rapids temple that had outgrown...
Working Iowa: Cedar Rapids plant shop opens in historic 1870 mansion
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Kimmie McGraw has moved her plant business from her driveway to a mansion built in 1870 along 3rd Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids. McGraw has turned what used to be multiple restaurants and before that, a mortuary, into her new home and plant shop called Crazy Plant Gal.
As Finkbine heads into its summer of renovation, its new architect prepares to bring...
IOWA CITY — A century is at the forefront of golf architect Scott Hoffman’s mind. He’s always loved golfing in the Midwest, and knowing Finkbine Golf Course’s history, he wants to bring a century of golfing to the 2026 renovation project. Not because he’ll personally play a century’s worth of golf once it’s done — although he’ll certainly play his fair share — but because he believes...
Jay Norvell has his eyes on a two-way prospect to solidify a growing 2027...
Hampton lined up at running back, linebacker, and defensive back for Kenowa Hills High School as a junior last year.
The Hawkeyes got in on the ground floor with an offer to an unranked...
Mosolino currently plays defensive line and tight end for Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Cedar Rapids church celebrates completion of $7 million renovation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - $7 million and nearly ten years later a Cedar Rapids church is ready to continue serving its community in a brand new way. The church implemented the renovation in two phases. The first phase of renovations went from 2017 until 2020 and included a custom...
Lime Springs man gets 10 years for meth distribution
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Lime Springs man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Dustin George Burnikel, 45, received the sentence after pleading guilty in October 2025 to one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Chief Judge C.J. Williams handed down the sentence in Cedar Rapids.
One airlifted to hospital after Cedar Rapids crash
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A person has been airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Center Point last night. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says that about about 7:30 Saturday found a UTV rolled into a field off Center Point Road. The driver, 60-year-old...
Chalk the Walk returns to Mount Vernon for 21st year
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Sidewalk chalk is turning downtown Mount Vernon into an outdoor art gallery this weekend. Chalk the Walk is in its 21st year in Mount Vernon. Organizers say more than 160 artists are part of this year’s festival. Along with the chalk artwork, people can...

















