Cedar Rapids IA

MARION, Iowa — The city of Marion is monitoring weather conditions for Fireworks & Fireflies on Friday after lightning was reported in the area. In a Facebook post, the city said it is working with Linn County Emergency Management as storms move through the area. City officials said gates...

Coralville's annual "4thFest" parade will be one of 10 featured in C-SPAN's America 250 coverage. C-SPAN is covering parades, festivals, speeches, and all things America's 250th as they embark on comprehensive coverage of the country's milestone birthday. "There is no better place to watch America turn 250 than C-SPAN.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — An estimated 200,000 visitors are expected to make their way to the Iowa City-Coralville area this Fourth of July weekend as multiple major events converge, including two sold-out Savannah Bananas games at Kinnick Stadium, the Iowa City Summer of Arts Jazz Festival and Coralville's 4

Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and they rest on custom-made archival paper created at the University of Iowa. Tim Barrett, the now-retired director of the UI Center for the Book,...

A good farm stop always starts with a small lie you tell yourself. You are just going to pick a few berries. Maybe grab one treat. Nothing dramatic. Then the fields pull you farther in, the market starts making suggestions, and the donut situation becomes impossible to ignore. That is...

IOWA — Heavy rainfall has drenched northeast Iowa over the past 36 hours, with totals reaching as high as 7 inches northwest of Center Point. The heaviest rain fell across the corridor stretching from Waterloo through Independence and La Porte City, with a peak reading of 7.29 inches recorded near Mount Auburn. Rainfal

Marcia Wegman has been in the Iowa City zeitgeist since arriving here in 1957 to study printmaking with Mauricio Lasansky at the University of Iowa. Now at the age of 90, Marcia is presenting what she is calling her final show, one that also serves as an homage to her time running a beloved retail store in the heart of

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) — Nearly five years after a stray bullet struck him in the forehead while he was driving, Gabe Heefner is back on the road — this time on a customized trike, leading group rides for veterans across Johnson County. In 2021, Heefner was driving...

Jul. 2—JAMESTOWN — North Dakota has two coaches going into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Coaches Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Banquet will be Tuesday, July 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa. The two coaches being inducted...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A series of tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings impacted the KCRG viewing area on Thursday. According to the Fayette County EMA, there has been strong winds and pea sized hail. There has also been reports of broken branches in the area. A tree in...