Cedar Rapids IA

Central City officials see a major financial benefit from a proposed data center, but some residents want more answers.

MARENGO — Jaylyn Marie Joynes, 21, of Cedar Rapids, was charged Sept. 8 in Iowa County District Court with assault on persons in certain occupations. According to the criminal complaint filed by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy was trying to arrest someone at 124 S. Main St. in North English about 7:15 p.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids woman accused of shooting her boyfriend last year has now been charged with attempted murder. Quintoria Baker is accused of shooting her boyfriend on September 7, 2025. Police responded to the Budget Inn on 16th Avenue Southwest and found the victim with...

August signaled a return to campus for Kirkwood Community College’s horticulture and parks and natural resources students after a busy summer with their internships. They arrived with confidence and a new set of skills. As a required part of their degree, students must complete 240 hours or more of related work in thei

LINN COUNTY, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids-Linn County Solid Waste Agency can now reject some loads from large construction projects as it works to keep recyclable materials out of its landfill. Large construction projects, including the QTS and Google data centers being built in Cedar Rapids, can generate significant...

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday afternoon. Cedar Rapids Police say the crash took place around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of C Avenue and Teakwood Lane NE. Police say all four people involved, two in each vehicle,...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A man facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a drive-by shooting at a Cedar Rapids gas station has filed a plea agreement. Police say Farhan Mohamed shot a 13-year-old male near a Kwik Star on Center Point Road on January 3, 2025. The 13-year-old suffered non-life-threatening inj

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency can now reject large commercial trash loads containing recyclable or banned materials as it works to preserve space in its rapidly filling landfill. The agency’s board unanimously approved the resolution Tuesday. The change follows reports that

CEDAR RAPIDS — Data center developers will no longer be allowed to send certain recyclable materials to the Linn County landfill, per a new countywide resolution. The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency board approved that resolution Tuesday to offset the significant amount of cardboard, clean wood and other di