Cedar Rapids IA

July 4, 2026, marks 25 years since anyone last saw 20-year-old Crystal Arensdorf. Her family says Independence Day is now a holiday filled with grief and unanswered questions.

There are a lot great restaurants in the Corridor that have closed in the last 10+ years! We take a look back at some of our favorites.

As summer temperatures rise into the 90s, more than 1,000 Iowa prisoners and correctional officers are sweating it out without air conditioning.  Prolonged heat waves behind bars can cause heat stroke and exacerbate chronic conditions like asthma, heart ailments and arthritis. Studies also show prisons without air cond

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Drivers should expect road closures and parking restrictions in downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday as the Freedom Festival hosts its annual Celebration of Freedom, car show and fireworks display. The events are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., according to the City of Cedar...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County is accepting applications for up to $581,500 in funding to support the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing throughout the county. The funding is available to businesses, nonprofit organizations, builders, developers and government agencies

AMANA, Iowa (KCRG) - Two eastern Iowa farming nonprofits are now able to continue their programs for underserved farmers. Amana-based Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development, as well as Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) in West Branch will get their funding back due to a court order on Tuesday. A...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police say every major crime category tracked by the department declined during the first six months of 2026 compared with both last year and the city's five-year averages. According to crime statistics released Thursday, the city recorded no homicides between Jan. 1 and...

IOWA CITY — A Denver, Colorado, man is accused of using someone else’s personal information to lease an Iowa City penthouse, then leaving behind nearly $14,000 in unpaid rent and damages. In early 2022, Antonio D. Carlton, then 19, was granted a penthouse lease for RISE at Riverfront Crossings, racking up a $13,870 bi

A new Johnson County Sheriff's Office and Jail could be built in western Iowa City, according to a recently approved purchase agreement from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. On Thursday, July 2, the board voted unanimously to buy 35 acres of land on Melrose Avenue directly adjacent to the Johnson County Histori

The new jail and sheriff's office could be more than 100,000 square feet, significantly larger than the current jail, according to preliminary designs presented to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. During a presentation to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, July 1, Shive-Hattery, an architectu