Four Iowa TV Stations Blacked Out on DISH Network
An ongoing dispute between Gray Media and DISH Network has led to the loss of four Iowa channels.
Friday’s Forgotten 45: Little River Band
For the Friday Forgotten 45 at 3:45 we go back to the charts on March 13th, 1982 for a song from a band who will be in Cedar Rapids in June. It’s the Little River Band with “Take It Easy On Me”. The song was the second...
Johnson County leaders react to bill banning local ID cards
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Johnson County offers a community identification card to help residents verify their identity with law enforcement and access local services. Iowa lawmakers are now considering legislation that would ban communities from issuing the cards. How the program works. Johnson County Supervisor...
Health officials identify Iowa hotel as potential measles exposure site more than a week...
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has identified an Eastern Iowa hotel where an Illinois resident stayed during an infectious period with measles. Comfort Inn and Suites, 2100 Swan Lake Blvd., Independence, was where the person stayed between Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., through Thursday,...
On-street Parking Prohibited 6 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2026
With a winter storm watch in effect with the expectation of blizzard conditions, North Liberty will prohibit on-street parking beginning Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. The prohibition is set to expire on Monday, March 16, at 6 p.m. Tickets will be issued to cars remaining parked on public roads during this...
WATCH: Iowa rescue group, sheriff’s office, save, release owl found in roadway
The barred owl sits quietly, looking dazed, in the roadway. Then the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and members of The RARE Group arrive to help. A Facebook post from the sheriff’s office includes a short video of the successful rescue and release of the bird. (Click on the link to watch.) “Thank you to The […]
Iowa–Illinois–Indiana Weather: 4–6 Inches of Snow Could Slow I-80 and I-74 Travel Sunday Night...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – A weaker edge of the powerful Great Lakes snowstorm could still slow travel across parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana beginning Sunday evening as a swath of 4 to 6 inches of snow...
Giant bronze bison to make brief stop in Iowa City on their way to...
A trio of larger-than-life bronze bison sculptures traveling across the U.S. will make their only Iowa stop this weekend. The sculptures, commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, are part of a year-long effort celebrating American bison and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S....
Cedar Rapids’ Oldest Dairy Queen Will Reopen as a New Ice Cream Shop
A historic Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen is going to undergo some big changes this spring! The now-closed DQ at on 1st Ave NE in front of the Starlite Room will soon become Dottie's Ice Cream & Soda!
Dubuque shooting suspect arrested in Marion, faces first-degree murder
MARION, Iowa — A Dubuque County murder suspect was arrested in Marion Thursday night, according to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service. Latrell Powell-Moore, 18, is now facing first-degree murder charges in the Monday shooting death of Jakory McMillian, 16. Powell-Moore was arrested in the 1400 block of...
