35 Iowa City-area wrestlers advance to Iowa state wrestling tournament
Thirty-five wrestlers from the Iowa City-area qualified for the Iowa boys state wrestling tournament during district competition on Feb. 14. In Class 3A, Iowa City High hosted the District 6 meet, while Iowa City West competed at Bettendorf in District 2 and Iowa City Liberty battled at Cedar Falls in District 3....
Calm, quiet, and warm conditions continue
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - We are seeing mostly cloudy skies this morning, and we expect to see this continue throughout the day. The gradual warm-up will continue through this weekend and into Monday. Highs today will be in the mid 50s. Winds will stay between 5 and 10 mph...
Hawkeyes Sweep MUSB Invitational I Slate
MACON, Ga. – The University of Iowa softball team won all four of its games this weekend at the MUSB Invitational I. The Hawkeyes posted wins over Army (8-2) and Western Kentucky (8-6) on Saturday to improve their overall record to 7-2. HOW IT HAPPENED. Game 1. The Hawkeyes...
More Records Fall As Iowa High School State Swim Meet Concludes
Parker Macho, Finn Martin claim state golds in record-setting fashion.
IMU Centennial Gala closes out months of celebrating 100th anniversary
Hundreds of donors and faculty came together in the Iowa Memorial Union ballroom for the IMU Centennial Gala on Feb. 14, rounding out months of celebrations commemorating 100 years of the historic building in a cozily lit black tie affair, also functioning as a symbolic kick-off for an $81.4 million renovation project.
Iowa libraries turn to advocacy as legislative scrutiny rises
Libraries across the state are turning to individual and collective action to advocate for continued materials access. CEDAR RAPIDS — When Dara Schmidt entered her library science program in 2005, she thought she knew what to expect of the field. Schmidt, now the director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, went in...
Fairfax Structure Fire Damages Garage on E Southview Road, No Injuries Reported
FAIRFAX, Iowa — Linn County deputies and multiple fire agencies responded to a structure fire in the 400 block of E Southview Road in Fairfax at 9:11 p.m. Saturday. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were assisted by Linn County Rescue, Fairfax Fire, Atkins Fire, Cedar Rapids Fire, and Area...
Three injured in head-on collision on Highway 151
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says three people are in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries Sunday after an early morning crash. The accident happened just before 5 a.m. along Highway 151. A southbound driver crossed the lanes on into the wrong way and hit another vehicle...
Crisis K-9s becoming more popular among Iowa law enforcement
More than three dozen dogs have been trained to work in Iowa first responder departments to provide support to victims, witnesses, officers and even suspects after a critical incident. K-9 Karl is a very good boy. That's what Coralville Police Chief Kyle Nicholson — and probably anyone else who has met the...
University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different states
IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - As Iowa officials drill down on their fight to understand and address high cancer rates in the state, a mapping tool developed by University of Iowa researchers is informing their and other states’ work — and the network is set to keep growing.

















