Cedar Rapids IA

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cedar Rapids man who possessed a gun after being convicted of six felonies received a five year sentence on April 22. James Hall, 48, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon in August 2025. On May 20, 2024, police found a...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids School Board is set to vote on its boundary plan for the 2027-2028 school year next week. Under the proposed plan, Franklin, Roosevelt and Viola Gibson would all be converted to intermediate schools for fifth and sixth graders. Wright, Cleveland, Grant, Nixon,...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Iowa City says strong winds occurring around 11 p.m. on April 23 brought damage to areas of the city. The Iowa City Fire Department says it responded to calls related to the storm including lightning strikes, someone trapped in their home because of a downed tree, two people trapped in an elevator, downed powerlines and a report...

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND IOWA — Growing concern is emerging for a significant severe weather threat late Monday afternoon into Monday night across northern Illinois and Iowa, with the Storm Prediction Center already placing the region under a Level 3 Enhanced Risk at 30% probability for the Monday and Monday night period.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City man was arrested Thursday night after police say they found him using a stranger’s shower. Dakota Washington, 34, was arrested on a felony burglary charge. Just before 9 p.m. Thursday night, the resident of an apartment on Lincoln Avenue reported a...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Johnson County leaders are moving forward with plans for a new jail. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 on Thursday to move ahead with the project, shifting focus to a new location after ruling out the Historic Poor Farm site. That...

WASHINGTON, Iowa (KCRG) - The shot put is the oldest all-time record for Iowa boys track and field. Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Doug Lane set it in 1968 with 70 feet, 11 inches. But that might be in jeopardy. Washington’s Greyson Hartman holds the second-best shot put throw in Iowa...

The Kirkwood Washington County Regional Center recently recognized Oaklee Sobaski as their 2026 Student of the Year. Sobaski was recognized at Kirkwood’s Outstanding Student Awards ceremony on April 10th in Cedar Rapids, where students from across the college were celebrated for their achievements. To be considered for this honor,...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — Trash and recycling are piling up for some Johnson County residents who say they are still paying full price despite repeated missed pickups, and some are now threatening to take their complaints to the state. Jan Erceg, who lives in Solon, said she never knows...

Nearly a year after debuting its multi-million-dollar hospital in the relative healthcare desert of North Liberty, University of Iowa Health Care is eyeing a significant expansion. The 469,000-square-foot, $525 million University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus opened in April 2025. The hospital boasts an expanded emergency department, additional space for clinical lab testing and diagnostic imaging, and a...