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Linn County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect after chase

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a man wanted for burglary, eluding and other traffic charges escaped after a chase and crash Tuesday night. Authorities are searching for Dustin Lacey, 42, of Anamosa. There is not an active threat to the public. Around 9:33...
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Golf cart crash kills Lisbon man, injures 3 others in Missouri

HOLLISTER, Mo. (KCRG) - A Lisbon man was killed and three others were injured in a golf cart in Hollister, Missouri on Sunday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 47-year-old driver lost control of the cart on a curve and went airborne before hitting a rock wall. The...
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Linn-Mar’s $53M activity center plan shifts to two phases after state law change

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A $53 million indoor activities facility planned for Linn-Mar Community School District is being restructured into two phases after a change in state law reduced the district’s projected sales tax revenue by $13 million over the next decade. The district had already contracted with an...
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Iowa City Man who ran over people in homeless encampment sentenced to nearly two...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City man who pleaded guilty to driving into five people at a homeless encampment last August has been sentenced to serve nearly two decades in prison. On August 15, 2025, Roman Aguilar Ventura drove his vehicle while under the influence through an encampment...
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Eight Iowa counties have moratoriums on data center development

At least eight Iowa counties now have data center moratoriums in place. Linn County’s Board of Supervisors is the latest to enact one, for unincorporated areas of the county, and it will last for 18 months. Jenny Kellison of Fairfax is among those who called on county officials to press pause. “It is an opportunity to
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Officials explain decision making during Savannah Bananas rain delay

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Thousands of fans packed into Kinnick Stadium Friday night hoping to see the Savannah Bananas, but severe weather delayed the sold-out game and left many attendees waiting outside or inside the concourse at Kinnick Stadium as storms moved through the area. The weather also affected...
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Mark your Calendars for FRYfest – Legends of Kinnick

Kylee Stock, director of FRYfest, previews what’s in store for the celebration of all things Hawkeye happening September 4 at the Hyatt Regency Coralville.
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5 Best Ice Cream Places in Iowa City that Locals Can’t Stop Talking About

Iowa City is one of the Midwest’s most distinctive cultural hubs — a UNESCO City of Literature, a place where writers gather in cafés, where students spill across the Pentacrest, where the Iowa River glints beneath pedestrian bridges, and where the hum of the University of Iowa gives the whole city a bright, youthful p
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i9 Investigation: Private school expands in Cedar Rapids amid Iowa school voucher growth

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Isaac Newton Academy broke ground on a new expansion Tuesday as Iowa’s Educational Savings Account program continues to drive enrollment growth at private schools across the state. The school’s Beacon Project will add 9,300 square feet for fine arts programming. Enrollment and ESA...
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Toilet vandalized at Cedar Rapids park, restroom closed until further notice

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The toilet inside the men's restroom at Riverside Park in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village is destroyed, according to a photo posted on the city's social media pages. The photo shows the toilet broken in pieces. The City says the restroom is closed until further notice...

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