Cedar Rapids IA

A Central City motorcyclist was injured in a collision Thursday night. The accident happened south of Mount Vernon at 99 Highway 1 around 9:30 pm. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year old Raymond Heasty had slowed down to pull off to the side of the road when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a pickup truc

I met Rod Sullivan shortly after helping start the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. At the time, we were a small organization with limited reach and little institutional power. Rod did not have to pay attention to us, but he did. He showed up to events. He encouraged younger organizers. A couple years ag

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa City Community School District accepted the resignation of special education director Ashley Reedy on Friday as the district faces a budget crisis, including an estimated $19 million special education deficit in the current fiscal year. The district has noted that its special education

The Main Squeeze, a multicultural five-piece from Los Angeles, that has built a following on the road, headlines an all-day lineup of blues and blues-inspired live music at North Liberty Blues & BBQ presented by Veridian Credit Union on July 11. Supporting The Main Squeeze are The Beaker Brothers, Jeni Grouws, The Fine

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MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - A motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital in Cedar Rapids after being rear-ended south of Mount Vernon Thursday night. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Vernon Police and Ambulance, were dispatched to a crash between a pickup truck an

The Iowa City School Board held a closed session meeting Thursday to discuss an employee, but board members refused to answer questions afterward about the district’s leadership or its financial crisis. The school board renewed Superintendent Matt Degner’s contract last July for another three years. But if the board...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A state-mandated redistricting plan is forcing two sitting Johnson County supervisors into the same Democratic primary race. The newly created District 4, which covers much of Iowa City, now places current supervisors Rod Sullivan and V Fixmer-Oraiz in the same Democratic primary race. The

CLIVE, Iowa (KCRG) - A North Liberty man is suspected of stealing thousands from his former workplace, according to the Clive Police Department. The department writes in a criminal complaint that in four months last year, Joseph Fermino, 48, allegedly stole $9,023 from Walter Roofing in Clive. According to police,...