Cedar Rapids IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa City Community School District is projecting a budget shortfall of as much as $6 million for the 2026-27 school year and is seeking loans to cover ongoing financial gaps after spending more on salaries than anticipated, The Gazette reports. Superintendent Matt Degner acknowledged...

A 25-year-old man was taken into custody Thursday morning in Cedar Rapids on serious felony and misdemeanor charges related to the alleged dissemination of obscene materials to a minor, grooming, and enticing a minor for sexual purposes. The individual has since been booked into the Dubuque County Jail. Taras-Michael...

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested in Washington Wednesday on first degree burglary charges. At approximately 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Washington Police Department responded to a residence in the 200 block of North Marion Avenue to a report of an assault. The caller stated that their girlfriend had assaulted them....

A newly reopened Downtown Cedar Rapids restaurant is bringing something new to the table! Fireside Tavern has made some BIG changes in recent weeks, and they're now open for regular business hours!

Did you know that Valentine’s Day is big for both proposals and breakups? Whether you want to lean into or tune out the festivities, today’s Weekender has you covered. The Englert sees a night of indie folk courtesy of the Milk Carton Kids and Sierra Hull. In Cedar Rapids, jazz pianist Carson Parker and vocalist...

Advita Arora ’29 speaks with two teachers in the Iowa City Community School District about their negative childhood experiences and how they affected their choice to become teachers. Andrea Flack, a Literacy teacher at Northwest Middle School, and John Cooper, an English teacher at West High School, both had rough...

'Lengthy and unnecessarily detailed complaints are not cause for concern' IOWA CITY — Continuing the Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy saga now in its third year, a judge this week denied MercyOne's request to dismiss the liquidated hospital's complaint against it, in part, for being too long, detailed and wordy. "The main...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa Brass will perform a joint concert with the Band of Blue from Thomas Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, March 10. The concert, titled “Legacy,” begins at 7 p.m. at Jefferson High School. Organizers say the program is designed to...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A national nonprofit graded Iowa with a ‘C’ for its school phone policy as districts like the Iowa City Community School District consider a complete ban on phones during the school day. “Iowa, unfortunately, received a C,” said Lina Nealon, who led the...

The 22nd-ranked University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team heads to New Jersey for a Big Ten dual meet against Rutgers on Saturday. Action inside of Jersey Mike’s Arena will begin at 1 p.m. (CT). THIS WEEK. The 22nd-ranked University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team heads to New Jersey...